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Nov 1, 1937
Bill Anderson is born in Columbia, South Carolina. Whisperin' Bill compiles a series of hits as an artist in the 1960s and '70s and writes more for Connie Smith, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Ray Price. Anderson joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1961 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Nov 1, 1933
Gene Autry records "Good Luck Old Pal ('Till We Meet Bye And Bye)" in Chicago. It will be used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
Nov 1, 1933
Fiddler Art Stamper is born in Hindman, Kentucky. He plays with numerous country and bluegrass acts, helping record The Stanley Brothers' "Angel Band" and The Osborne Brothers' "Ruby, Are You Mad?"
Nov 1, 1929
Edison Records closes, 51 years after it was opened in West Orange, New Jersey, by inventor Thomas Edison. The label began as the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company, originally intended to supply dictation equipment to businesses
Nov 1, 1929
Bob Wills holds his first recording session, playing "Gulf Coast Blues" and "Wills Breakdown" with guitarist Herman Arnspiger in Dallas
Nov 1, 1926
Uncle Jimmy Thompson, one of the early stars of the Grand Ole Opry, holds his first recording session, in Atlanta
Nov 1, 1924
Edison Records releases Vernon Dalhart's "The Wreck Of The Old '97." Dalhart's subsequent Victor recording of the song is widely regarded as the first million-selling single in country music history
Nov 1, 1918
Actor and songwriter Hal Southern is born in Columbus, Indiana. He co-writes the Tex Ritter classic "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" and appears in such movies as "The Shakiest Gun In The West," "Serpico" and "Blazing Saddles"
Nov 1, 1911
Earl B. Rouse is born. He joins siblings Ervin and Gordon to form The Rouse Brothers, who record the original version of "Orange Blossom Special"
Nov 1, 1903
Don Robey, also known as Deadric Malone, is born in Houston, Texas. The founder of the R&B record labels Duke and Peacock, he writes "Share Your Love With Me," which becomes a 1981 country hit for Kenny Rogers; and "Pledging My Love," a 1984 Emmylou Harris title
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