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Aug 5, 1950
Spade Cooley marks his two-year anniversary on Los Angeles' KTLA-TV. His guests for the show include jazz legend Count Basie and nightclub owner Hank Penny
Sep 9, 1950
Guitarist John McFee is born in Santa Cruz, California. After a stint in The Doobie Brothers from 1979-1983, he helps form Southern Pacific, a breezy country-rock band that brightens country's sound from 1985 until the group's 1991 break-up. McFee subsequently rejoins the Doobies
Sep 20, 1950
With the Korean War raging, Tex Ritter records "Daddy's Last Letter" in Los Angeles
Oct 12, 1950
Model and actress Susan Anton is born in Oak Glen, California. Named Miss California of 1969, she earns a country hit by teaming with Fred Knoblock on the 1980 single "Killin' Time"
Nov 29, 1950
Wendy Steiner is born in Los Angeles. Operating professionally as Wendy Waldman, she produces hits for Suzy Bogguss and The Forester Sisters. Waldman writes The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark," Crystal Gayle's "Baby, What About You" and Lorrie Morgan's "Half Enough," among others
Dec 20, 1950
Drummer Don Heffington is born in Los Angeles, California. Amid stints with Lone Justice and The Jayhawks, he plays on Emmylou Harris' 1984 hit "In My Dreams"
Dec 20, 1950
Drummer Don Heffington is born in Los Angeles. He joins the alt-country band Lone Justice, but augments his career with a volume of session work. That includes participation in the Emmylou Harris hit "In My Dreams"
Feb 8, 1951
Pop vocalist Mary McCreary is born in San Francisco, California. In 1975, she marries future country hitmaker Leon Russell
Mar 13, 1951
Johnny Bond records "Sick, Sober And Sorry" at Hollywood's Radio Recorders
Mar 14, 1951
Zella Lehr is born in Burbank, California. After starting her career on "Hee Haw," she gains a Top 10 hit with a version of Dolly Parton's "Two Doors Down" that is recorded three months before Parton's version
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