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    • Dec 1, 1968
    Jerry and Shirley Williams get married. They have a son, Mark, who gains a foothold as a country recording artist more than 25 years later, under the name Mark Wills
    Aug 8, 1973
    Mark Wills is born in Cleveland, Tennessee. After winning the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male award in 1999, he earns his signature hit with the nostalgic 2002 single "19 Somethin'"
    May 20, 1996
    Mercury releases Mark Wills' "Jacob's Ladder"
    Jun 11, 1996
    Mercury releases Mark Wills' self-titled debut album
    Nov 30, 1996
    Mark Wills marries Kelly Mangus near Atlanta, Georgia
    Aug 22, 1997
    Mark Wills performs "Jacob's Ladder" in his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He says of the experience, "It's kinda like walkin' on God's stage"
    May 5, 1998
    Mercury releases Mark Wills' album "Wish You Were Here"
    Jul 6, 1998
    Mercury releases Mark Wills' "Don't Laugh At Me"
    Aug 26, 1998
    Mark and Kelly Wills have a daughter, Mally Ann Wills, in Atlanta
    Oct 15, 1998
    Something to write home about: Mark Wills picks up his first gold album from the RIAA, for "Wish You Were Here"
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