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    • Jul 14, 1949
    Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys Band is formed. It features guitarist Bob McNett, fiddler Jerry Rivers, bass player Hillous Butrum and steel guitarist Don Helms
    Nov 19, 1949
    Jerry Lee Lewis gives his first professional performance when Babin-Paul Motors, of Ferriday, Louisiana, holds an open house to introduce the new Fords. Co-owner Lloyd Paul collects almost $13 for Lewis, who plays "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee"
    Feb 3, 1950
    Bill Monroe holds his first recording session for Decca Records in Nashville at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel. For the first time, his studio musicians include vocalist/guitarist Jimmy Martin and fiddler Vassar Clements
    May 5, 1950
    Carl Smith signs a recording deal with Columbia Records, where he remains for the next 24 years. The contract calls for a 3% royalty rate
    May 11, 1950
    Carl Smith has his first recording session at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel, cutting his debut single, "Guilty Conscience"
    Jun 15, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell signs a recording contract with Columbia Records. He gets a 1.5-cent royalty per record
    Jun 19, 1950
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's debut single, "Guilty Conscience"
    Nov 21, 1950
    A month after wrapping their deal with Mercury, Flatt & Scruggs hold their first recording session for Columbia at the Castle Studios in Nashville
    Dec 16, 1950
    Billboard magazine runs an ad that touts Lefty Frizzell's nickname as the result of an amateur boxing career. The claim is untrue, but becomes a part of the Frizzell legacy
    Jan 27, 1951
    More than two years after "The Louisiana Hayride" turned him down, Lefty Frizzell debuts on the "Hayride" when it airs from Beaumont's City Auditorium



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