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    • Jan 25, 1947
    Spade Cooley provides music for the western dance movie "Vacation Days," which debuts in theaters
    Feb 23, 1948
    Gene Autry and Spade Cooley play for 10,000 people as the Freedom Train arrives in Los Angeles five months after leaving Philadelphia. The attraction carries American artifacts that span from the days of Christopher Columbus to World War II
    Aug 7, 1948
    Spade Cooley hosts the first installment of his long-running TV show on Los Angeles station KTLA. It goes under several names over its run but is best known as "The Spade Cooley Show." The theme song: "Shame On You"
    Aug 31, 1948
    Spade and Ella Mae Cooley have a son, Donnell Cooley Jr., at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California
    Sep 23, 1948
    President Harry Truman appears at Los Angeles' Gilmore Stadium during his bid for re-election. Spade Cooley is on hand to entertain, alongside Hollywood figures Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Ronald Reagan
    Jul 27, 1949
    A 15-minute picture, "Spade Cooley And His Orchestra," debuts in movie houses. The band includes steel player Les "Carrot Top" Anderson
    Nov 11, 1949
    "Square Dance Jubilee" debuts in movie theaters, with New York talent scouts looking west to cast a country-themed TV show. In the picture are Cowboy Copas, who sings "Hangman's Boogie," and Spade Cooley, who performs "Shame On You"
    Jan 15, 1950
    Spade Cooley stars, and sings, as the western movie "The Kid From Gower Gulch" debuts in theaters
    Feb 20, 1950
    Spade Cooley has a starring role as the western movie "The Silver Bandit" debuts
    Mar 31, 1950
    "Everybody's Dancin'" debuts in theaters, featuring Spade Cooley, who also wrote the script. Noel Boggs doubles in some scenes for Cooley, who had a heart attack during the production period. Also featured are The Sons Of The Pioneers
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