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Sep 1, 1951
Lefty Frizzell's "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" ascends to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Sep 1, 1951
Hank Williams purchases a farm in Williamson County, Tennessee
Sep 5, 1951
Actor Michael Keaton is born in Pennsylvania. His son, Sean Douglas, becomes a successful songwriter, penning Thomas Rhett's "Die A Happy Man" and Dan + Shay's "I Should Probably Go To Bed"
Sep 5, 1951
Drummer Jamie Oldaker is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A part of Eric Clapton's band for much of the 1970s and '80s, he joins The Tractors, whose 1994 hit "Baby Likes To Rock It" makes them the first country act to earn a gold debut album without touring
Sep 6, 1951
Five-year-old Neil Young is discharged from a Toronto hospital after a six-week stay with polio. As an adult, he writes the country hits "Are You Ready For The Country" and "Love Is A Rose"
Sep 9, 1951
Bass player and future record producer Buddy Killen moves to Nashville from Florence, Alabama. He goes on to direct hits for Exile, T.G. Sheppard and Ronnie McDowell, among others
Sep 9, 1951
"Dukes Of Hazzard" star Tom Wopat is born in Lodi, Wisconsin. He writes Earl Thomas Conley's "Shadow Of A Doubt," becomes a temporary host of TNN's "Prime Time Country," and co-stars opposite Reba McEntire when she appears in Broadway's "Annie Get Your Gun"
Sep 14, 1951
MGM releases Hank Williams' "Lonesome Whistle" and "Crazy Heart"
Sep 17, 1951
Hank Williams' Hadacol-sponsored tour, with comedians Bob Hope, Minnie Pearl, Milton Berle, Jack Benny and Jimmy Durante, comes to a screeching halt one month early when Hadacol is sold
Sep 19, 1951
Record producer Daniel Lanois is born in Hull, Quebec. Noted for his work with such rock artists as U2, Peter Gabriel and Bob Dylan, he also oversees sessions for Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson
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