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Jul 10, 1943
Woody Guthrie is stationed along with fellow folk singer Cisco Houston on the S.S. Travis, which begins a three-week deployment at Gibraltar. Two months later, the ship is torpedoed by a German submarine
Jul 10, 1942
Bill Boyd stars in his third movie of the year, "Tumbleweed Trail," pursuing frontier outlaws and singing the title song
Jul 10, 1942
Hank Williams' parents, Lillian and Elonzo, divorce
Jul 10, 1939
Mavis Staples, of The Staple Singers, is born in Chicago. The R&B group joins Marty Stuart to perform "The Weight" on "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated in 1994 for the Country Music Association's Album of the Year
Jul 10, 1938
Songwriter/guitarist Dave Kirby is born in Brady, Texas. A nephew of Big Bill Lister, he authors "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang," playing on hits by George Strait, Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton, among others
Jul 10, 1937
Rockabilly artist Gene Simmons is born in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Signed for a period to the Sun Records label, he co-writes Tim McGraw's 1994 breakthrough single, "Indian Outlaw"
Jul 10, 1937
Hank Williams moves from Greenville, Alabama, to Montgomery with his parents
Jul 10, 1930
Jimmie Rodgers records "Mean Mama Blues" at the Victor Studios on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood
Jul 10, 1929
Colleen Carroll is born. She signs in the 1950s with Capitol Records, the same label that ultimately launches the career of her son, Garth Brooks
Jul 10, 1908
Paul Howard is born in Midland, Arkansas. A member of the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s, he lays claim to be the first musician to plug in a guitar on the venerable show. He also writes the Wesley Tuttle hit "With Tears In My Eyes"
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