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    • May 29, 1938
    Bobby McBay is born. He plays both bass and drums during his career, which includes a stint with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1964-1965
    Jul 13, 1938
    With Texas gubernatorial candidate W. Lee O'Daniel invoking the name of late western-swing pioneer Milton Brown in campaign speeches, Brown's father, Barty, prints up fliers distancing his son from his former employer, saying O'Daniel was "insincere" and paid "starvation wages"
    Sep 13, 1938
    Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers record "It Makes No Difference Now" at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio
    Sep 14, 1938
    Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers record "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)" at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio
    Sep 18, 1938
    Having established his band in Chattanooga, Hank Penny debuts his group, The Cowboys, in Atlanta as he observes his 20th birthday. Within two months, they have their first recording session
    Sep 30, 1938
    Decca releases "It Makes No Difference Now," by Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
    Nov 8, 1938
    W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel is elected governor of Texas. O'Daniel founded The Light Crust Doughboys, a western swing band that represented a Fort Worth flour mill. The band helped establish Milton Brown and Bob Wills
    Nov 9, 1938
    Hank Penny holds his first recording session, for the American Record Corporation
    Nov 28, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "San Antonio Rose" and "Whoa Babe" in Dallas
    Nov 29, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Ida Red" and "Liza Pull Down The Shades" in Dallas, Texas. In addition to becoming a western swing classic, "Ida Red" inspires Chuck Berry to write "Maybellene"



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