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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"
Jan 20, 1947
Francis Craig records the pop hit "Near You" at Nashville's WSM Studios. It becomes a country hit 30 years later for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Feb 13, 1947
Hank Williams records "Honky Tonkin'" for the first time at the WSM Studios in Nashville for Sterling Records. He also records "Pan American." The date marks the first commercial recording session for legendary fiddler Tommy Jackson
Feb 23, 1947
Minnie Pearl marries Henry Cannon at the West End Methodist Church in Nashville
Mar 6, 1947
Hank Williams signs a recording contract with MGM Records. It takes effect April 1
Mar 10, 1947
Songwriter Alex Harvey is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. His credits include Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn," Billy Ray Cyrus' "Somebody New" and T. Graham Brown's "Hell And High Water"
Mar 28, 1947
Having previously used a guitar on his recording sessions, Grandpa Jones holds his first session in Nashville, playing a banjo for the first time
Mar 29, 1947
Grandpa Jones records "Mountain Dew" in Nashville. The song will be used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
Apr 14, 1947
The Tennessean reports Roy Acuff is receiving medical treatment at room 327 in Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. No ailment is specified, though the paper indicates he "may undergo operation"
Apr 19, 1947
After a year away from the Grand Ole Opry, Roy Acuff returns, relaunching the relationship with "Great Speckled Bird"
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