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    • Jan 8, 1946
    For his 11th birthday, Elvis Presley receives an $8 guitar
    Jan 20, 1946
    Jack Anglin, of Johnnie & Jack, ends his World War II military service
    Feb 15, 1946
    Guitar player Grady Martin takes part in his first recording session. A key member of the "A-Team" of session players, he builds such credits as Marty Robbins' "El Paso," Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again" and Patsy Cline's "Crazy"
    Mar 18, 1946
    Merle Travis holds his first recording session for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, cutting "Cincinnati Lou" and "No Vacancy" at Radio Recorders
    Jul 24, 1946
    Tex Williams holds his first recording session for Capitol Records
    Sep 14, 1946
    Hank Williams auditions for publisher Fred Rose at Acuff-Rose Publishing in Nashville. Rose signs Williams to a songwriting contract and ultimately becomes his record producer. Under the agreement, Williams writes such classics as "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
    Sep 16, 1946
    Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record for the first time with Bill Monroe in Columbia Records' Chicago studio. The day yields the original version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," the chart hit "Toy Heart" and "Mansions For Me"
    Oct 16, 1946
    Bluegrass duo The Stanley Brothers, Ralph and Carter, perform together publicly for the first time in Bristol, Virginia
    Dec 11, 1946
    Hank Williams has his first recording session, for Sterling Records, at the WSM Studios in Nashville, backed by The Willis Brothers and bass player Chuck Wright. Among the songs recorded are "Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)" and "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul"
    Dec 25, 1946
    Don Everly sings "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" and Phil Everly performs "Silent Night" on radio station KMA in Shenandoah, Iowa. It marks the first time the two singers are recorded



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