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  • Apr 3, 1928
    Singer/songwriter Don Gibson is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He writes and records several classic hits--including "Sweet Dreams," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me"--earning a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jun 25, 1952
    Don Gibson signs with Columbia Records, his third label. He holds three recording sessions for the company over the next two years
    Sep 12, 1955
    Don Gibson records his first hit, "Sweet Dreams," in an evening session in Nashville
    Nov 5, 1956
    Don Gibson signs with RCA Records
    Feb 25, 1957
    Don Gibson holds his first RCA recording session with producer Chet Atkins at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission on McGavock Street in Nashville
    Jun 7, 1957
    Not too shabby for an afternoon's work: singer/songwriter Don Gibson writes two country classics, "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me," at his home in an East Tennessee trailer park
    Jun 26, 1957
    Don Gibson records "Blue Blue Day" during the evening at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission in Nashville
    Dec 3, 1957
    Don Gibson records "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me" in a morning session at RCA Studio B in Nashville
    Dec 20, 1957
    Kitty Wells records "I Can't Stop Loving You," written by Don Gibson, at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Feb 27, 1958
    Don Gibson records "Look Who's Blue" at Nashville's RCA Studio B

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