She was born on April 3, 1961 in Ozark, Arkansas, and raised in Booneville, Arkansas, the daughter of Jimmy Young Ward and Patricia " Pat " ( Murphy ) Ward.

* Fusion ( album ), a 1961 album by Jimmy Giuffre

* 1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician ( Bronski Beat and The Communards )

Patting Mr Tibbs while playing vet Jimmy Fox-Upton in In The Doghouse ( 1961 )

Naming the band after actress Marilyn Monroe's final film The Misfits ( 1961 ), Danzig recruited guitarist Jimmy Battle, bassist Diane DiPiazza, and drummer Manny Martínez to fill out the lineup while Danzig himself sang and played the electric piano.

* Jimmy Choo 周仰杰 ( 1961 -; born in Malaysia ; Hakka pronunciation: Chiu Yong Ket ), Renowned designer of shoes and handbags, United Kingdom

Gaye spent most of 1961 afterwards playing drums on the road for The Miracles and blues artist Jimmy Reed.

His other early appearances included Dixon of Dock Green ( 1962 ), The Morecambe & Wise Show, The Seven Faces of Jim ( 1961 ) with Jimmy Edwards, a production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever ( 1968 ) and the storyteller in several episodes of Jackanory ( 1969 ).

By 1961, Taylor was working regularly with alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, one of his most important and consistent collaborators.

Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit " Big Bad John " and his television series, The Jimmy Dean Show, which also gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.

( 1956 – 60 ) and three series of Faces of Jim ( 1961 – 1963 ), both as vehicles for Jimmy Edwards.

* 1961 – " Pocketful of Miracles " ( music by Jimmy Van Heusen ) for the film Pocketful of Miracles.

The following season Burnley played in European competition for the first time beating Reims and losing to Hamburger SV, lost in an FA Cup semi-final and finished fourth in the league and the highlights of the 1961 – 62 season were finishing second in the league and a run to The FA Cup Final, where a Jimmy Robson goal was Burnley's only reply to 3 from Spurs.

James Edward " Jimmy " Key ( born April 22, 1961 ) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays ( 1984 – 1992 ), New York Yankees ( 1993 – 1996 ), and Baltimore Orioles ( 1997 – 1998 ).

In 1957, Jimmy Hill became chairman of the PFA and campaigned to have the Football League's £ 20 maximum wage scrapped, which he achieved in January 1961.

* 1961 – Former Fulham player and PFA chairman Jimmy Hill is appointed manager following an embarrassing FA Cup defeat at home to non-league King's Lynn.

* 1961: Jimmy Giuffre-Fusion (" Jesus Maria " and " In the Morning Out There ")

* 1961: Jimmy Guiffre-Thesis (" Ictus ")

* 1961: Jimmy Guiffre-Emphasis & Flight 1961 ( live recordings of " Jesus Maria " and " Postures ")

Brooks is best known for his work for Blue Note Records between 1958 and 1961, recording primarily as a sideman with Kenny Burrell, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Freddie Redd, and Jimmy Smith.

The tennis courts at the Highlands were where player Jimmy Connors began his career, and the facility hosted Davis Cup qualifying matches in 1927, 1946, and 1961.

Famous examples of this are the Dixie Classic scandal of 1961, the CCNY Point Shaving Scandal in 1950 – 51 and the Boston College basketball point shaving scandal of 1978-79, which was perpetrated by gangsters Henry Hill and Jimmy Burke.

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space, reinforcing American fears about being left behind in a technological competition with the Soviet Union.

The organization became the ANC in 1923 and formed a military wing, the Umkhonto we Sizwe ( Spear of the Nation ) in 1961.

After World War II, the city became divided into East Berlin — the capital of East Germany — and West Berlin, a West German exclave surrounded by the Berlin Wall ( 1961 – 1989 ).

Interestingly, even after Southern Cameroons voted in 1961 to leave Nigeria and became a part of Cameroon, Bakassi remained under Calabar administration in Nigeria until ICJ judgement of 2002.

The Anglican Church of Australia, until 1981 officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, became self-governing in 1961.

When they decided to broadcast the programme, national transmission was changed from Wednesday and Friday at 19: 00 to Monday and Wednesday at 19: 30 and the programme became fully networked under this new arrangement from episode 25 on Monday 6 March 1961.

Sports dramas became inspiration such as The Hustler ( 1961 ) and Downhill Racer ( 1969 ).

In 1961, Eisenhower became the first U. S. president to be constitutionally prevented from running for re-election to the office, having served the maximum two terms allowed.

National Periodical Publications became publicly traded on the stock market in 1961.

In 1961, Jerry Bails ' Alter Ego, devoted to costumed heroes, became a focal point for superhero comics fandom and is thus sometimes mistakenly cited as the first comics fanzine.

In the February 1961 election, held under the new presidential system, M ' Ba became President and Aubame became Foreign Minister.

In the February 1961 election, held under the new presidential system, M ' Ba became President and Aubame became Foreign Minister.

Under the 1961 constitution ( revised in 1975 and rewritten in 1991 ), Gabon became a republic with a presidential form of government.

In the February 1961 election, held under the new presidential system, M ' Ba became president and Aubame foreign minister.

Clyne became chief minister until Eric Gairy was elected in a by-election and took the role in August 1961.

In 1961, Lord Dunrossil became the first and, to date, only Governor-General to die in office.

Between 1961 and 1963, while an undergraduate student, North became acquainted with the works of Austrian School economists Ludwig von Mises, F. A.

In 1961, the Beatles became famous by playing music in clubs in Hamburg.

Finland became an associate member of the European Free Trade Association in 1961 and a full member in 1986.

Goa was invaded by India in 1961 and became an Indian state in 1987 ; East Timor was abandoned in 1975 and was then invaded by Indonesia.

Haynes became the first player to be paid £ 100 a week, immediately following the abolition of the £ 20 maximum wage in 1961.

On 19 June 1961, Kuwait became fully independent following an exchange of notes with the United Kingdom.

When Kuwait became independent in 1961, Iraq claimed Kuwait, under the rationale that Kuwait had been part of the Ottoman Empire subject to Iraqi suzerainty.