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    • May 12, 1921
    Joe Maphis is born in Suffolk, Virginia. He performs as a sideman on recordings by Rick Nelson, Wanda Jackson and Tommy Sands, among others, but is best known for recording the theme to "Bonanza"
    Jan 26, 1953
    Joe & Rose Lee Maphis sign with Columbia Records
    Aug 18, 1954
    Joe and Rose Lee Maphis have a son, Jody Maphis. A drummer and guitarist, he plays in bands with Earl Scruggs and Marty Stuart and appears on Lacy J. Dalton's debut single, "Crazy Blue Eyes"
    Nov 14, 1958
    Late guitarist Jay Perkins is honored with a memorial concert in Memphis. On the bill: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Webb Pierce, Dickey Lee, Ernest Tubb, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Sonny Burgess, Merle Travis, Lefty Frizzell and Joe Maphis
    Jan 14, 1961
    "Town Hall Party," an influential country radio/TV show in Los Angeles, comes to a conclusion after nine years. Its regulars included Merle Travis, Tex Ritter, Freddie Hart and Joe Maphis
    Aug 6, 1962
    Rose Maddox records the Del Reeves-written "Sing A Little Song Of Heartache" at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood with Joe Maphis on fiddle and guitar
    Dec 10, 1965
    Leroy Van Dyke performs "Walk On By" and "Auctioneer" on "The Jimmy Dean Show" as the ABC series broadcasts live from Hollywood. Other guests include Jerry Vale, comedian Milton Berle and guitarist Joe Maphis
    Dec 17, 1965
    Jimmy Dean opens with "Don't Fence Me In" as ABC-TV airs "The Jimmy Dean Show." Dean also covers "Crazy Arms," while guitarist Joe Maphis plays "Turkey In The Straw." Other guests include pop singers Kay Starr and Bobby Rydell, who performs "Cold, Cold Heart"
    Dec 24, 1965
    Jimmy Dean opens with "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" during a Christmas Eve installment of ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show." The guest list includes guitarist Joe Maphis and Jody Miller, who performs "Blue Christmas." Dean and Miller also collaborate on "Winter Wonderland"
    Jun 18, 1966
    Billy Walker, Lorne Greene and Boots Randolph headline a country show at the historic Hollywood Bowl. The bill also features Justin Tubb, Stonewall Jackson, Pat Buttram, Joe & Rose Lee Maphis, Warner Mack, Billy Mize, Skeets McDonald, Tex Williams, Marion Worth, Billy Wallace and Bonnie Guitar
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