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Sep 1, 1950
Patti Leatherwood is born in Cleveland, Ohio. She briefly records for the Epic label during the late-1970s, providing background vocals the following decade on the Waylon Jennings hit "The Devil's On The Loose"
Sep 1, 1950
Drummer Steve Goetzman is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He joins Exile, whose mix of country, rock and gospel nets hook-filled 1980s hits such as "Woke Up In Love," "She's A Miracle" and "Crazy For Your Love"
Sep 1, 1950
Merle Travis becomes the regular host of WRVA Radio's "Old Dominion Barn Dance" in Richmond, Virginia
Sep 1, 1950
Tex Williams signs a movie deal with Universal Pictures, requiring him to do eight films for the studio
Sep 4, 1950
Bass player Ronald LaPread is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He provides the musical foundation for The Commodores, a 1970s R&B act whose "Three Times A Lady" is eventually remade as a country hit by Conway Twitty
Sep 4, 1950
Columbia releases Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" backed with "I Love You A Thousand Ways"
Sep 9, 1950
Four-year-old Neil Young, destined to write several country hits, gets his picture in a newspaper for the first time when The Toronto Telegram features a photo of the boy with a huge fish, giving a false impression that he actually caught it
Sep 9, 1950
Ernest Tubb records "(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You" during the afternoon at Nashville's Castle Studio
Sep 9, 1950
Guitarist John McFee is born in Santa Cruz, California. After a stint in The Doobie Brothers from 1979-1983, he helps form Southern Pacific, a breezy country-rock band that brightens country's sound from 1985 until the group's 1991 break-up. McFee subsequently rejoins the Doobies
Sep 10, 1950
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is born in Boston, Massachusetts. The band scores a 1998 hit from the movie "Armageddon" with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," which Mark Chesnutt reinvents as a country hit
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