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    • Oct 11, 1948
    Tommy Duncan, former vocalist for The Texas Playboys, debuts his new band, The All-Stars, at Los Angeles' 97th Street Corral. The group includes ex-Playboys Noel Boggs, Joe Holley, Ocie Stockard, Millard Kelso, Jimmy Wyble and Cameron Hill
    Nov 5, 1948
    Elvis Presley attends school in Tupelo, Mississippi, for the last time before the family moves to Memphis. He gives a short concert for his classmates, including a performance of "A Leaf On A Tree"
    Apr 20, 1949
    Gene Autry receives a key to the city from mayor Tom Price in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he performs two shows at the McNeese Auditorium
    Jun 3, 1949
    Pete Seeger and Lee Hays perform "If I Had A Hammer" publicly for the first time at St. Nicholas in New York. A 1972 version of the song by Johnny Cash & June Carter will receive a Grammy nomination
    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"
    Mar 19, 1950
    Roy Acuff begins a 10-day tour of Alaska with shows for U.S. military personnel, sponsored by the Air Force
    Mar 28, 1950
    Roy Acuff closes a 10-day tour of Alaska, where he performed for Air Force personnel
    May 12, 1950
    Jerry Lee Lewis wins a talent contest in Jonesville, Louisiana, while his cousin, Jimmy Swaggart, finishes second
    Apr 1, 1951
    Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell kick off the only concert tour they will work together in Little Rock, Arkansas
    Jul 15, 1951
    The Jay-Cees in Montgomery, Alabama, sponsor a Hank Williams Homecoming that includes performances by Hank Snow, The Carter Family and Chet Atkins, who's billed as the "Teenage Tantalizer"



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