Country Singer George Jones in Serious Condition after Car Crash
Mar. 30, 1963 - Country western bandleader George Jones (pictured) and six of his musicians suffered injuries in a traffic accident near...
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Mar 29, 2023
“Texas Ruby” of Grand Ole Opry Dies in Fire
Mar. 29, 1963 - Mrs. Ruby Fox (right in 1944), known as “Texas Ruby” to Grand Ole Opry audiences, burned to death in a house trailer fire...
Mar 6, 2023
🚨Country Singer Patsy Cline, Three Others Dead in Plane Crash
Mar. 6, 1963 - The shattered bodies of Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas — all top country singers — were found today in...
Aug 6, 2022
Patsy Cline’s New LP Called “Sentimentally Yours”
Aug. 6, 1962 - On sale today is Patsy Cline’s new LP, “Sentimentally Yours,” released by Decca Records. It is Miss Cline’s third studio...
Jul 24, 2021
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Plays Gerde's Folk City
July 24, 1961 - Jack Elliott (pictured with his wife June), a vagabond minstrel whose theme has been the song of the open road for nearly...
Jul 16, 2021
Tennessee Ernie Ford Musical Variety Show on ABC-TV
July 16, 1961 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (right), who recently left nighttime TV after five years on NBC, has seen his way to daylight on...
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