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    • Aug 8, 1958
    Bing Crosby, who earned a country hit in 1944 with "Pistol Packin' Mama," has a son, Harry Crosby, in Hollywood. It's his first child with second wife Kathy Crosby
    Oct 9, 1958
    Buck Owens records his first charted record, "Second Fiddle," during an evening session in Hollywood at the Capitol Tower
    Oct 11, 1958
    Marty Robbins records "The Hanging Tree," the theme song for a Gary Cooper movie, during the early-morning hours at Hollywood's Radio Recorders
    Nov 26, 1958
    A dozen years after he joined Red Foley on the country charts, Lawrence Welk is grand marshal of the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood, featuring 20 floats, 16 marching bands and some guy named Santa
    Dec 1, 1958
    Actress Charlene Tilton is born in San Diego, California. She gains fame for her role as Lucy Ewing on "Dallas" and is at her peak in popularity when she meets and marries Johnny Lee. The marriage lasts two years in the early-1980s
    Dec 17, 1958
    Bass player Mike Mills is born in Orange, California. He becomes a founding member of the Georgia-based rock band R.E.M., mentioned in the opening line of Darius Rucker's 2017 country single "For The First Time"
    Jan 1, 1959
    Johnny Cash performs at San Quentin prison for an audience that includes Merle Haggard. The set list naturally includes "Folsom Prison Blues"
    Feb 25, 1959
    Rose Maddox has her first Capitol recording session in Los Angeles. Though it's a solo date, she's backed by two of her brothers: guitarist Cal Maddox and mandolin player Henry Maddox
    Mar 17, 1959
    Lida Carmichael dies in Los Angeles, the same day her son, Hoagy Carmichael, signs a contract to star in the NBC-TV western series "Laramie." Hoagy wrote "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit for Willie Nelson
    Mar 23, 1959
    Johnny Cash takes his first screen test in Hollywood
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