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    • Sep 21, 1944
    Good guy Charles Starrett fights a monopoly in the Old West with the debut of "Cowboy From Lonesome River." The western movie features music from Jimmy Wakely and Foy Willing
    Oct 8, 1944
    Kate Smith introduces the country to the Cole Porter/Bob Fletcher tune "Don't Fence Me In" during a radio broadcast. In short order, the song is a pop hit for Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters, and a country hit for Gene Autry
    Oct 9, 1944
    The Bob Crosby movie "The Singing Sheriff" appears in theaters, with Spade Cooley and his band providing music
    Oct 31, 1944
    The western "I'm From Arkansas" debuts in movie theaters. Music is provided by Carolina Cotton and Jimmy Wakely, who performs "You Are My Sunshine" with the backing group The Sunshine Girls, including Mary Ford
    Nov 2, 1944
    Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Don't Fence Me In." The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number," published in 2003, ranks it among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    Nov 6, 1944
    "Lights Of Old Santa Fe" debuts, rounding up Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes and The Sons Of The Pioneers in a movie built around a rodeo crime
    Nov 9, 1944
    Tex Ritter stars in the debut of "Dead Or Alive." Ritter's character, the Idaho Kid, comes close to being hanged
    Nov 9, 1944
    Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis is featured in the cast of the Charles Starrett picture "Cyclone Prairie Rangers" as it debuts in theaters. The movie also includes Jimmy Wakely and Foy Willing
    Nov 21, 1944
    "The Roy Rogers Show" makes its radio debut on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The Sons Of The Pioneers are part of the cast
    Nov 29, 1944
    Gene Autry records "Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas," "I'll Be Back" and "Don't Fence Me In" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles. The latter song appears in the movie "Hollywood Canteen"



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