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Feb 1, 1945
Charles Starrett and Jimmy Wakely are radio singers who undercover a cattle-rustling ring in the debut of the western "Sagebrush Heroes"
Feb 3, 1945
Al Dexter's "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" reaches the top position on the Billboard country singles chart
Feb 6, 1945
Reggae artist Bob Marley is born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Noted for such songs as "Jammin'," "One Love" and "Three Little Birds," he's referenced in the 2014 Florida Georgia Line single "Sun Daze" and the 2020 Luke Bryan hit "One Margarita"
Feb 8, 1945
The western "Sing Me A Song Of Texas" opens in theaters, with The Hoosier Hot Shots and Foy Willing and The Riders Of The Purple Sage performing on-screen
Feb 8, 1945
Tex Ritter is Tex Haines, in the debut of "Marked For Murder." Ritter plays a lawyer, caught in a violent struggle between cattle ranchers and sheep ranchers
Feb 10, 1945
Webb Pierce becomes a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 116 in Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1945
"I Only Have Eyes For You" songwriter Al Dubin dies of pneumonia and drug poisoning in New York. Over the next three years, two of his songs make the country charts: Jo Stafford's "Feudin' And Fightin'" and T. Texas Tyler's "Memories Of France"
Feb 13, 1945
Bill Monroe holds his first Columbia session, recording "Kentucky Waltz" and "Footprints In The Snow" at the Wrigley Building in Chicago. Chubby Wise plays fiddle, and David "Stringbean" Akeman sits in on banjo
Feb 14, 1945
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant first meet at Milwaukee's Schroeder Hotel, leading to marriage and a songwriting partnership. They land such hits as "Bye Bye Love," "Rocky Top," "Come Live With Me" and "Wake Up Little Susie," plus membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Feb 15, 1945
Texas Ruby and Curly Fox record "Don't Let That Man Get You Down" in Chicago. The song is ranked among country's 500 greatest all-time singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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