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Nov 19, 1947
Gene Autry buys Phoenix radio station KOOL for nearly $250,000
Jan 13, 1948
Buck Owens marries background vocalist Bonnie Campbell--four months pregnant with their son, Buddy Alan--in Phoenix
Apr 8, 1948
The FCC approves Gene Autry's purchase of Phoenix radio station KOOL for $250,000 on the condition that he divest himself of KPHO
May 23, 1948
Buddy Alan is born in Tempe, Arizona. The son of Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens, he joins Buck on a Top 10 duet in 1968, "Let The World Keep On A-Turnin'," and later goes into country radio programming
May 26, 1948
Stevie Nicks is born in Phoenix, Arizona. She joins the pop group Fleetwood Mac, whose self-titled 1975 album includes her composition "Landslide." The song becomes a country hit for The Dixie Chicks in 2002
Sep 27, 1948
Marty Robbins marries Marizona Baldwin
Jul 16, 1949
Ronny Robbins is born in Phoenix, Arizona. The son of Marty Robbins, he charts four singles from 1978-1984
Feb 21, 1951
Keyboard player Vince Welnick is born in Phoenix. He joins the jam band The Grateful Dead in 1973, more than 20 years before the group is mentioned in the lyrics of Lonestar's "No News"
May 25, 1951
Marty Robbins signs a recording contract with Columbia Records in Phoenix. He remains with the company for most of the next 31 years, racking up such classics as "El Paso," "Devil Woman" and "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"
Sep 26, 1954
Glendale, Arizona, mayor H.L. Schrey declares Marty Robbins Day
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