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1950 The Stanley Brothers record the standard "I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow" in Nashville
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" released by Sun Records
1960 Merle Haggard is released from San Quentin Prison and allowed to complete
the more than two years remaining on his sentence on parole
1960 James Alan Shelton born
1961 Hank Williams,music publisher Fred Rose and Jimmie Rodgers are the first inductees
in the Country Music Hall Of Fame
1979 Kenny Rogers' "You Decorated My Life" rests at #1 on the Billboard country chart
1984 Willie Nelsons' remake of "City Of New Orleans" chugs to #1 on the Billboard country chart
1990 Reba McEntire collects a #1 single in Billboard with "You Lie"
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