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    • Jul 4, 1942
    Gene Autry performs at Chicago's Soldier Field, his last concert appearance for three years, thanks to his voluntary enlistment in the U.S. Army
    Jul 5, 1942
    While in Chicago, Gene Autry signs up for duty with the U.S. Army
    Jul 13, 1942
    Roger McGuinn is born in Chicago. A primary member of the country-rock band The Byrds, McGuinn joins ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the 1989 hit "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Aug 24, 1942
    Baritone singer Marshall Thompson is born in Chicago. As a member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites, he takes part in the 1972 R&B hit "Oh Girl," interpreted as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
    May 4, 1944
    Red Foley records "Hang Your Head In Shame" in Chicago
    Oct 29, 1944
    Billy Grammer marries Ruth Burzynsky at a Baptist church in Rend City, Illinois
    Oct 31, 1944
    Kinky Friedman is born in Chicago. His irreverent career outside the mainstream yields the controversial "Ride 'Em Jewboy," "Get Your Biscuits In The Oven (And Your Buns In The Bed)" and "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore"
    Nov 8, 1944
    Bonnie Bramlett is born in Acton, Illinois. As one-half of Delaney & Bonnie, she sings on the 1971 pop hit "Never Ending Song Of Love," remade in country music the same year by Dickey Lee. She also joins Earl Scruggs on a 1975 anniversary album
    Nov 27, 1944
    The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company launches the USS LST-855 from Seneca, Illinois. Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's future guitarist, serves on the ship in Tsingtao, China, during the 1940s
    Dec 14, 1944
    "Rocky Top" songwriter Boudleaux Bryant joins the Musicians Union in Chicago
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