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  • Jan 17, 1948
    Jimmy Wakely sings Eddy Arnold's "I'll Hold You In My Heart" and Ernest Tubb's "It's Been So Long, Darling" as "Song Of The Drifter" debuts in theaters. The movie's supporting musicians include Fiddlin' Arthur Smith and Cliffie Stone
    Apr 3, 1948
    Eddy Arnold's "Anytime" ascends to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Apr 10, 1948
    Eddy Arnold receives a key to the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where he's opened a record shop
    Jun 5, 1948
    Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet Of Roses" blossoms at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart, spending a total of 17 weeks at the top
    Jun 12, 1948
    Eddy Arnold's "Texarkana Baby" resides at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 31, 1948
    Country music appears on national television for the first time, with a show taped at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall. Kitty Wells, Eddy Arnold and Johnny & Jack are beamed to five cities
    Sep 4, 1948
    Eddy Arnold forfeits his Grand Ole Opry membership to host a show of his own on the CBS Radio Network
    Sep 11, 1948
    Eddy Arnold accepts a position as host of a new radio show called "Hometown Reunion." It requires him to be in a different city every weekend, so he resigns from the Grand Ole Opry. He uses "The Cattle Call" as the new show's theme
    Sep 13, 1948
    Pop balladeer Dick Haymes records a new version of Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet Of Roses"
    Sep 18, 1948
    Eddy Arnold tops the Billboard country singles chart with "Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)"

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