Mar 15, 1949

Moon Mullican records "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Sweeter Than The Flowers" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles

Mar 16, 1949

Gene Autry fights for forest conservation in the debut of the western "Riders Of The Whistling Pines." He's joined in the movie by Clayton Moore, Jerry Scoggins and Champion The Wonder Horse

Apr 8, 1949

A three-year-old girl falls into a well in San Marino, California. The event inspires Jimmie Osborne to write and record "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," with half his royalties going to a memorial fund established in her name

Apr 21, 1949

Roy Rogers has his handprints embedded in concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. His horse, Trigger, also has its hoof prints cast for posterity

Apr 28, 1949

The Sons Of The Pioneers record "Room Full Of Roses" in an afternoon session at the RCA Victor Studio in Los Angeles

May 5, 1949

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Ida Red Likes The Boogie" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles

May 26, 1949

Vicki Lawrence is born in Inglewood, California. A regular on TV's "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Mama's Family," she records "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," a pop hit that reaches country's Top 30 and gets covered by Reba McEntire

Jun 21, 1949

Tennessee Ernie Ford records "Smokey Mountain Boogie" at Capitol's Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood

Jun 22, 1949

Hank Thompson records "Whoa Sailor," "Soft Lips" and "The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder" at Capitol's Melrose Avenue recording studio in Hollywood

Jun 27, 1949

Merry Christmas, six months early: Gene Autry records the holiday classic "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" in Los Angeles