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Oct 31, 1934
At a Halloween party in Halifax, Hank Snow meets his future wife, Minnie Aalders
Apr 9, 1935
Hank Snow writes a letter to RCA Records in Montreal, asking to record for the label. RCA's response is intended to discourage him, but leaves the door slightly open: "Unless you have original numbers it is very unlikely that we would be interested"
Jul 18, 1935
Singer/songwriter Dallas Harms is born in Jansen, Saskatchewan. He authors a trio of Gene Watson country hits: "Paper Rose," "The Old Man And His Horn" and "Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time"
Sep 2, 1935
Hank Snow marries Minnie Blanche Aalders in Fairview, Canada
Jan 28, 1936
Pop balladeer Jack Scott is born in Windsor, Ontario. His self-penned 1960 hit "What In The World's Come Over You" finds new life in country music 15 years later, in the hands of Sonny James
Feb 6, 1936
Hank and Minnie Snow have their only son, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, named for Dad's musical hero. The boy begins a recording career during the 1950s, but shifts into the role of an evangelist
Oct 10, 1936
Hank Snow holds his first recording session, upstairs in a vacant church in Montreal. The two songs he records that day, "Prisoned Cowboy" and "Lonesome Blue Yodel," become his first single. His first royalty check: $1.96
Oct 11, 1936
Hank Snow signs his first recording contract with the Canadian division of RCA
Jan 22, 1937
Guitarist Al Bruno is born in Sudbury, Ontario. An 11-time winner of the Academy of Country Music's Top Guitarist honor, he plays on hits by Buck Owens, Charlie Rich and Bobbie Gentry
Mar 20, 1937
Tommy Hunter is born in London, Ontario. The TV personality hosts a Canadian program that provides large exposure to country music north of the U.S. border, "The Tommy Hunter Show"
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