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Nov 21, 1933
Jean Shepard is born in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma. Hits such as "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)," "A Satisfied Mind" and a Ferlin Husky duet, "A Dear John Letter," earn her membership in the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame
Feb 8, 1934
Singer/songwriter Jim Mundy is born in Muldrow, Oklahoma. He earns a minor hit as an artist in 1974 with "The River's Too Wide," then pens Moe Bandy's 1980 hit "Yesterday Once More"
Feb 9, 1934
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys begin a 24-year stint on Tulsa's KVOO
May 10, 1934
Drummer Tommy Perkins is born in Oklahoma City. As a member of The Texas Playboys, he appears on the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love" in 1950
Aug 9, 1934
Singer/songwriter Merle Kilgore is born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He achieves his biggest successes as the writer of Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" and Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain," but he's best known as Hank Williams Jr.'s manager
Sep 17, 1934
Western swing pioneer Milton Brown marries Mary Helen Hames on her 18th birthday in Marietta, Oklahoma
Jan 1, 1935
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa for the first time. Later that year, they begin appearing twice weekly at the club, where they remain regulars for eight years
Mar 25, 1935
Steel guitarist Leon McAuliffe leaves The Light Crust Doughboys to join Bob Wills' Texas Playboys in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the process, he gets a raise from less than $10-a-week to $30. On KVOO that night, McAuliffe debuts "Steel Guitar Rag"
Oct 24, 1935
One-hit wonder Sanford Clark is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His lone commercial success comes with the 1956 release "The Fool"
Jan 11, 1936
After working the final five months of 1935 on a temporary union card, Texas Playboys guitarist Herman Arnspiger is issued permanent membership in the Musicians Union in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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