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    • Apr 24, 1947
    Charles Starrett is The Durango Kid as the western movie "Law Of The Canyon" debuts. Trusty sidekick Smiley Burnette provides music, along with Texas Jim Lewis And His Lone Star Cowboys
    Jul 3, 1947
    Smiley Burnette teams up with Texas Jim Lewis And His Lone Star Cowboys to provide music as the cattle-rustling Durango Kid movie "The Stranger From Ponca City" debuts in theaters
    May 13, 1948
    The Durango Kid movie "Whirlwind Raiders" debuts with roles for "Dear Oakie" songwriter Doye O'Dell and Smiley Burnette, who sings "Blue Tail Fly"
    May 19, 1949
    Charles Starrett portrays The Durango Kid once more with the debut of the western movie "Laramie," also featuring Smiley Burnette and Elton Britt
    Jun 5, 1949
    "The Blazing Trail," starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette, debuts, with Hank Penny appearing as a musical cowboy
    Nov 18, 1949
    Smiley Burnette is involved in a head-on collision while touring in Oklahoma
    Dec 29, 1950
    "Frontier Outpost" appears in movie theaters, with Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Hank Penny
    Apr 16, 1951
    Gene Autry sings songs written by Acuff-Rose founder Fred Rose in the debut of "Whirlwind," also featuring Smiley Burnette and Frankie Marvin
    Aug 14, 1951
    "Cyclone Fury" debuts in movie theaters, with lead actor Charles Starrett protecting an orphaned Indian boy in his role as the Durango Kid. Smiley Burnette and Merle Travis also appear in the picture
    Jan 15, 1953
    "Winning Of The West" debuts in movie theaters with a musical collaboration of future Country Music Hall of Famers, as Gene Autry sings songs written by Fred Rose and Cindy Walker. Seen on the screen: Smiley Burnette and Frankie Marvin
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