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May 23, 1947
A San Francisco court overturns a lower court ruling, releasing Gene Autry from an obligation to do 21 more movies for Republic Pictures. Autry and the studio had feuded for three years over the impact of his World War II service on his contract
May 25, 1947
Roy Hogsed records "Cocaine Blues" at Universal Recorders in Los Angeles
Jun 4, 1947
Johnny Bond records "The Daughter Of Jole Blon" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Los Angeles
Jul 1, 1947
Merle Travis records "Merle's Boogie Woogie" and "Fat Gal" in an evening session at Radio Recorders' Studio A in Hollywood
Aug 28, 1947
Gene Autry records "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles
Sep 18, 1947
Lyricist Bert Kalmar dies in Los Angeles, California. Kalmar co-wrote "Who's Sorry Now?," recorded in 1935 by the western-swing act Milton Brown & His Brownies
Oct 16, 1947
Guitarist Bob Weir is born in San Francisco. He becomes a founding member of the hippie band The Grateful Dead. The group will be namechecked in the 1996 Lonestar country hit "No News"
Oct 27, 1947
Jerry Irby And His Texas Ranchers record "Cryin' In My Beer" and "Great Long Pistol" at Los Angeles' Radio Recorders
Oct 30, 1947
Bob Wills records "Bubbles In My Beer" during his first MGM recording session at Hollywood's Radio Recorders. He also cuts "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age," which becomes a hit for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley two years later
Oct 30, 1947
The Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit is born in Sacramento, California. He replaces Randy Meisner in the group in time to play on the 1979 album "The Long Run." The band is celebrated with the 1993 tribute album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"
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