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    • Feb 11, 1959
    The Gary Cooper movie "The Hanging Tree" debuts in New York, featuring Marty Robbins performing the title track
    Feb 23, 1959
    Johnny Cash earns a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
    Mar 17, 1959
    Lida Carmichael dies in Los Angeles, the same day her son, Hoagy Carmichael, signs a contract to star in the NBC-TV western series "Laramie." Hoagy wrote "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit for Willie Nelson
    Mar 20, 1959
    The Bob Hope comedy "Alias Jesse James" appears in movie theaters, with Roy Rogers and Bing Crosby both appearing on screen in cameo bits
    Apr 4, 1959
    The John Wayne movie "Rio Bravo" opens in theaters. Ricky Nelson has a part in the flick, as do Dean Martin and Walter Brennan
    Apr 7, 1959
    Marty Robbins records "El Paso" and "Big Iron" in the same recording session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville while cutting the entire "Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs" album in a single day
    Jun 20, 1959
    The final episode of the syndicated TV show "Frontier Doctor" airs, with Rex Allen portraying Dr. Bill Baxter
    Aug 14, 1959
    Johnny Cash records "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Sep 12, 1959
    "Bonanza," the first western TV series broadcast in color, debuts on NBC, where it remains for 14 seasons. Guitarist Joe Maphis performs the instrumental theme song, and cast member Lorne Greene earns a pop/country hit in 1964, with "Ringo"
    Sep 15, 1959
    The western series "Laramie" debuts on NBC-TV, with "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in the cast for the first year



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