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    • Apr 27, 1943
    The Russell Hayden picture "Saddles And Sagebrush" debuts. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform "Hubbin' It"
    Sep 21, 1943
    Bob Wills begins filming "Cowboy Canteen" in Hollywood with Tex Ritter, Jimmy Wakely and Roy Acuff
    Sep 30, 1943
    Spade Cooley signs his first recording contract, with Okeh Records
    Nov 4, 1943
    "Silver City Raiders," starring Russell Hayden, opens at movie houses. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform four songs during the picture
    Dec 23, 1943
    "The Vigilantes Ride" opens in theaters, with Russell Hayden starring. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys make an appearance performing four Arizona-themed songs
    Apr 20, 1944
    "Wyoming Hurricane," made in one week, appears in theaters. The Russell Hayden western features Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys as singing ranch hands
    Jun 22, 1944
    Bob Wills plays xylophone in "The Last Horseman," the last of eight quickly made westerns starring Russell Hayden to feature The Texas Playboys
    Sep 4, 1944
    The Los Angeles nightclub Riverside Rancho suffers $25,000 worth of damage in a fire likely caused by a careless cigarette smoker. Among the items destroyed: a grand piano and a bass owned by Deuce Spriggins, of Spade Cooley's band
    Dec 4, 1944
    Spade Cooley records "Shame On You," "I've Taken All I'm Gonna Take From You" and "A Pair Of Broken Hearts" at the CBS Studios in Hollywood
    Dec 30, 1944
    Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys appear on the Grand Ole Opry, causing a stir when Monte Mountjoy's drum set is moved onto the stage at the last minute. Drums were previously not allowed. Their first number is "New San Antonio Rose"



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