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    • Oct 2, 1945
    Don McLean is born in New Rochelle, New York. A pop and folk artist best known for his recording of "American Pie," McLean earns a country hit in 1981 with his remake of Roy Orbison's "Crying"
    Oct 3, 1945
    Ten-year-old Elvis Presley sings in public for the first time at a talent contest, taking second place with "Old Shep." He wins $5
    Oct 3, 1945
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "White Cross On Okinawa" in Hollywood
    Oct 4, 1945
    Bass player Jack Drake is born in Barnesville, Georgia. As a member of Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours, he performs on more than 50 hits, including "Thanks A Lot," "Rainbow At Midnight" and "Filipino Baby"
    Oct 5, 1945
    Ray Charles is dismissed from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, dubbed an "unsatisfactory pupil"
    Oct 7, 1945
    Songwriter Carol Anderson is born in Flint, Michigan. She writes the Gary Stewart hit "Your Place Or Mine"
    Oct 8, 1945
    Hank Penny records the Noel Boggs-penned "Steel Guitar Stomp" with producer Merle Travis at the Universal Studios in Pasadena, California
    Oct 12, 1945
    Singing-cowboy Eddie Dean has his first starring role as "Song Of Old Wyoming" debuts in movie theaters
    Oct 12, 1945
    Spade Cooley appears as the Allan Jones movie "Senorita From The West," about a southwestern woman who wants to become a radio star, debuts in theaters
    Oct 15, 1945
    Tex Ritter plays Tex Haines in the debut of "Flaming Bullets," as the Texas Rangers investigate a rash of jailbreaks that lead to the freed prisoners' deaths. Ritter still has time for music, including "Be Honest With Me" and "I Hang My Head And Cry"
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