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Sep 2, 1944
Ernest Tubb reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with a war-themed title, "Soldier's Last Letter"
Sep 4, 1944
The Los Angeles nightclub Riverside Rancho suffers $25,000 worth of damage in a fire likely caused by a careless cigarette smoker. Among the items destroyed: a grand piano and a bass owned by Deuce Spriggins, of Spade Cooley's band
Sep 6, 1944
Bill Ivey is born in Detroit. He runs the Country Music Foundation--the educational arm of the country industry--from 1971-1997, before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
Sep 12, 1944
R&B singer Barry White is born in Galveston, Texas. He gets mentioned in the bridge of "Old Alabama," Brad Paisley's 2011 collaboration with Alabama
Sep 15, 1944
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and The Sons Of The Pioneers appear in a familiar ranch setting with the movie debut of "San Fernando Valley"
Sep 20, 1944
Tex Ritter records "Jealous Heart" in an afternoon session at the C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood. The date represents the first California recording session for guitar player Merle Travis
Sep 21, 1944
Good guy Charles Starrett fights a monopoly in the Old West with the debut of "Cowboy From Lonesome River." The western movie features music from Jimmy Wakely and Foy Willing
Sep 21, 1944
The western "Gangsters Of The Frontier" opens with Tex Ritter in a starring role
Sep 22, 1944
Recording engineer Roger Nichols is born in Oakland, California. A Grammy winner for his work with Steely Dan, he participates in albums for Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell and John Denver, producing Denver's "Dreamland Express"
Sep 23, 1944
Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
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