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    • May 18, 1939
    Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton is born in Coffeyville, Kansas. After overseeing Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash," Paxton produces country hits for Vern Gosdin; plays on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and authors Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
    Aug 30, 1959
    A Salute to Dick Clark yields a sold-out show at the historic Hollywood Bowl with guests Jerry Wallace, Duane Eddy, Skip & Flip (Skip Battin & Gary Paxton), Rusty York, Jan & Dean, Anita Bryant and Ernie Freeman, who performs "Raunchy"
    Dec 20, 1972
    Four singers--Kay Klinger, LaVerna Moore, Gary Paxton and Duane West--add harmonies to Waylon Jennings' "You Can Have Her" during an evening overdub session at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Jul 13, 1973
    Gary S. Paxton records "One Day At A Time" in Nashville. It becomes a hit the following year for Marilyn Sellars and in 1980 for Cristy Lane
    Aug 28, 1973
    Bobby "Boris" Pickett receives a gold single from the RIAA for "Monster Mash." The backing group on the graveyard smash, The Crypt-Kickers, includes Leon Russell, country songwriter Johnny MacRae and producer Gary S. Paxton
    Feb 19, 1977
    "The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World Of Gary S. Paxton" wins Best Inspirational Performance during the 19th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    Dec 29, 1980
    Two men try to kill songwriter Gary S. Paxton, who produced hits for Vern Gosdin. One of the men tells police a country figure recruited them to do the job. Paxton believes Gosdin was responsible
    Mar 18, 1981
    Songwriter/producer Gary Paxton identifies two men who tried to kill him in December. Paxton produced seven of Vern Gosdin's early hits. He also wrote Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)" and Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'"
    Apr 2, 1987
    The Washington Post reports that Tammy Faye Bakker's "crush" on country songwriter/producer Gary Paxton drove evangelist Jim Bakker to have an affair with secretary Jessica Hahn, which triggered the much-publicized PTL scandal
    Jul 17, 2016
    Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton dies in Branson, Missouri. The producer of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's pop novelty "Monster Mash," Paxton produced Vern Gosdin in the 1970s; played on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and wrote Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
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