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    • Dec 25, 1941
    Bing Crosby sings "White Christmas" on his radio show, giving the Irving Berlin song its first public performance. Some eight years later, an Ernest Tubb version becomes a country hit
    Jan 18, 1942
    Bing Crosby records "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" with Woody Herman in Hollywood, one month before Gene Autry records his own version. Crosby's rendition becomes a pop hit, while Autry's succeeds in the country field
    Feb 22, 1942
    Decca releases Bing Crosby's pop version of "Deep In The Heart Of Texas"
    May 29, 1942
    Bing Crosby records the Irving Berlin song "White Christmas" for the movie "Holiday Inn" during a morning session in Hollywood. Ernest Tubb resurrects the song as a country holiday hit seven years later
    Aug 4, 1942
    The movie "Holiday Inn," starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, premieres in New York City. The film introduces Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," destined to become a country hit for Ernest Tubb in 1949
    Sep 27, 1943
    Bing Crosby records "Pistol Packin' Mama" with The Andrews Sisters during an evening session in Hollywood
    Oct 21, 1943
    Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Pistol Packin' Mama," which becomes a hit in both pop and country music
    Jan 8, 1944
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters share the #1 position on the inaugural Billboard country singles chart with "Pistol Packin' Mama"
    Jul 25, 1944
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters record Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" in Los Angeles for the movie "Hollywood Canteen." Gene Autry remakes it as a country hit the following year
    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
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