Mar 1, 1950

Piano player Joe "Fingers" Carr is divorced from actress Janet Blair. She tells the judge her husband would rather stay at the golf course for hours on end than come home to her cooking

Mar 5, 1950

Songwriter Tom Russell is born at California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles, California. He writes Suzy Bogguss' 1992 hit "Outbound Plane"

Apr 3, 1950

Bass player Curtis Stone is born in North Hollywood, California. The son of music figure Cliffie Stone, he joins Highway 101, which earns the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year awards in 1988 and 1989

Apr 27, 1950

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Faded Love" at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood

May 17, 1950

Stuart Hamblen writes "Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)" on his way to the recording studio in Los Angeles, spurred by a parting comment from his wife. He records both that song and his country-gospel hit, "It's No Secret"

Jun 12, 1950

Gene Autry records "Frosty The Snow Man" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles

Jun 28, 1950

Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr record "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" and "I'll Never Be Free" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood

Jul 9, 1950

Songwriter Mark D. Sanders is born in Los Angeles. Among the hits he authors are George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky," Lonestar's "No News," Jo Dee Messina's "Heads Carolina, Tails California" and Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance"

Jul 11, 1950

Pop songwriter and Capitol Records co-founder Buddy De Sylva dies in Los Angeles. The label has already enjoyed hits with Tex Ritter, Tex Williams, Jimmy Wakely, Hank Thompson and Merle Travis

Jul 27, 1950

Tennessee Ernie Ford records "The Shot Gun Boogie" at Capitol's Melrose Avenue studios in Hollywood