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    • May 20, 1952
    Burl Ives voluntarily testifies before a congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C., as the entertainment industry comes under political scrutiny for Communist ties. Ives denies any connection to the party
    May 20, 1946
    Nancy Clark is born in Mercer, Pennsylvania. As an adult, she ultimately becomes the mother of rock singer/songwriter Trent Reznor, who writes Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
    May 20, 1946
    Pop singer Cher is born in El Centro, California. After marrying Sonny Bono, they establish a string of hits that includes "All I Ever Need Is You," destined for renewal in country music in the hands of Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
    May 20, 1944
    One week after a mammoth table saw accident, Johnny Cash's older brother, Jack, dies in Dyess, Arkansas. The funeral comes one day later, and the next, the Cash family is back in the fields, picking cotton for 10 hours
    May 20, 1940
    R&B performer Frederick "Shorty" Long is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays piano on a number of Elvis Presley recordings, including the session in which the King records "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
    May 20, 1940
    The Los Angeles Times reports that Gene Autry and rival silver-screen cowboy Roy Rogers "have puffed the peace pipe." Their feud, however, is strictly a publicity gimmick instituted by Republic Pictures
    May 20, 1940
    Tex Ritter plays Tex Wright as "Pals Of The Silver Sage" debuts in movie theaters
    May 20, 1938
    Filming begins for the Gene Autry movie "Gold Mine In The Sky" with Smiley Burnette and Pee Wee King & His Golden Cowboys
    May 20, 1933
    Jimmie Rodgers records "Old Pal Of My Heart" and "The Yodeling Ranger" at the Victor Studios in New York during what amounts to his final week of recording. Suffering from tuberculosis, he sings from an easy chair, bolstered by pillows
    May 20, 1932
    Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "My Time Ain't Long" and "Ninety-Nine Year Blues"
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