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Nov 1, 1901Lew Childre is born in Opp, Oklahoma. Influenced by medicine shows, he combines instrumental work, singing, jokes and dance in a career that includes radio, recording, comedy and a stint on the Grand Ole OpryMay 3, 1947Ernest Tubb's Record Shop opens at 720 Commerce Street in Nashville. The event draws a number of artists, including Eddy Arnold, Clyde Moody, Johnny Bond, Lew Childre and Curly Fox & Texas RubyFeb 22, 1953A benefit concert in Louisville raises $9,000 for Bill Monroe, who broke 19 bones in a January car accident. Among the artists on the bill: Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Red Foley, Lew Childre, Carl Smith and Mother Maybelle Carter & The Carter SistersJul 11, 1959Minnie Pearl and Lew Childre guest on ABC-TV's "Jubilee U.S.A."Dec 3, 1961Lew Childre dies at his home in Foley, Alabama. The multi-faceted entertainer used numerous vaudevillian skills in a career that spanned comedy, tent shows, radio, recording and a run on the Grand Ole Opry
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