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    • Jul 27, 1945
    Tex Ritter records "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral" at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles
    Aug 25, 1945
    Tex Ritter rides to the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often"
    Sep 1, 1945
    Tex Ritter stars as the western "Frontier Fugitives" opens in movie theaters. The Texas Rangers are called in when outlaws steal a valuable fur collection, and Ritter croons "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry"
    Oct 15, 1945
    Tex Ritter plays Tex Haines in the debut of "Flaming Bullets," as the Texas Rangers investigate a rash of jailbreaks that lead to the freed prisoners' deaths. Ritter still has time for music, including "Be Honest With Me" and "I Hang My Head And Cry"
    Nov 24, 1945
    Dick Thomas' "Sioux City Sue" and Lawrence Welk's "Shame On You," recorded with Red Foley, ascend to the top of the Billboard country singles chart. They're part of a four-way tie at #1 with Tex Ritter's "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" and Wesley Tuttle's "With Tears In My Eyes"
    Jan 5, 1946
    Two singles tie for the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart: Tex Ritter's "You Will Have To Pay" and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "White Cross On Okinawa"
    Jul 31, 1946
    Tex Ritter records "When You Leave Don't Slam The Door" and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" at Hollywood's Radio Recorders
    Jan 8, 1947
    Tex Ritter's first son, Tom Ritter, is born with cerebral palsy
    May 5, 1947
    A plane carrying Tex Ritter crashes after leaving the airport in Richmond, Virginia. Ritter is bruised on his arms and legs, but catches a car ride to the venue in Tappahannock, Virginia, where he performs a matinee
    Dec 30, 1947
    Tex Ritter records "Rock And Rye" and "Pecos Bill" at Los Angeles' Radio Recorders
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