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    • Apr 1, 1950
    Rex Allen has his first starring role with the debut of the western "Arizona Cowboy"
    Apr 2, 1950
    WSM announcer David Cobb refers to Nashville as "Music City U.S.A.," unwittingly coining a nickname for the Tennessee capital
    Apr 3, 1950
    Pop songwriter Kurt Weill dies of a heart attack in New York. Two of his songs find new life after his passing: Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack The Knife" and Willie Nelson's version of "September Song"
    Apr 3, 1950
    Red Foley records a trio of hits--"Choc'late Ice Cream Cone," "Birmingham Bounce" and "Mississippi"--at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville
    Apr 3, 1950
    Bass player Curtis Stone is born in North Hollywood, California. The son of music figure Cliffie Stone, he joins Highway 101, which earns the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year awards in 1988 and 1989
    Apr 5, 1950
    Decca releases a two-sided Red Foley single: "Birmingham Bounce" and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone"
    Apr 7, 1950
    Slim Whitman makes his first appearance on The Louisiana Hayride
    Apr 14, 1950
    Webb Pierce makes his first appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride"
    Apr 15, 1950
    Hank Williams is arrested for violating a Nashville ordinance that prohibits smoking in bed, when a cigarette starts a fire in his room at the Tulane Hotel after he falls asleep
    Apr 17, 1950
    Priscilla Ann Wagner is formally adopted by Paul Beaulieu. The four-year-old is the future wife of Elvis Presley
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