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May 1, 1954
Comedian Andy Griffith makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
May 1, 1954
Singer/songwriter Don King is born in Omaha, Nebraska. His writing credits include Janie Fricke's "You Don't Know Love" and Reba McEntire's "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"
May 1, 1953
Pop songwriter and producer Glen Ballard is born in Natchez, Mississippi. Known for his work with Alanis Morissette and Wilson Phillips, he also co-writes the George Strait country hit "You Look So Good In Love"
May 1, 1950
The USS Valley Forge sets sail for the Far East, with crewman Scotty Moore, future guitarist for Elvis Presley
May 1, 1948
J.D. Buffett buys a house on Ralston Road in Mobile, Alabama. For five years, it serves as the childhood base for son Jimmy Buffett
May 1, 1947
Work begins on the movie "The Strawberry Roan," Gene Autry's first acting role in a new deal with Columbia Pictures
May 1, 1945
Songwriter and keyboard player Carson Whitsett is born in Jackson, Mississippi. Noted for his work with the R&B label Malaco, he writes the Lorrie Morgan hit "Dear Me" and John Anderson's "Mississippi Moon"
May 1, 1945
Tex Ritter records "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" in Hollywood
May 1, 1944
Rita Coolidge is born in Nashville. She marries Kris Kristofferson for six years in the 1970s, and the two win a pair of country Grammys, for "Lover Please" and "From The Bottle To The Bottom." She also sings backing vocals on Kristofferson's "Why Me"
May 1, 1943
"Raiders Of The San Joaquin" debuts, with Tex Ritter playing Gil Blake. Also in the cast: Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely
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