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Oct 24, 1949
The Three Suns record "Beyond The Sunset" with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt at the RCA Studios in New York
Nov 13, 1949
Bandleader Vaughn Monroe performs "Riders In The Sky" on the Ed Sullivan-hosted "Toast Of The Town"
Nov 25, 1949
Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dies of heart failure in New York City. His nickname is later borrowed by a homeless man whose jailhouse encounter with singer/songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker inspires "Mr. Bojangles," the first Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit
Nov 29, 1949
The Gene Autry picture "Riders In The Sky" opens in New York
Dec 6, 1949
Huddie Ledbetter dies in New York City. Better known as Lead Belly, the blues pioneer made a mark in country music when his composition "Goodnight Irene" became a hit for both Moon Mullican and the duo of Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Dec 18, 1949
Record executive Joe Galante is born in Queens, New York. Heading RCA Records' Nashville office beginning in 1982, he remains a label head through 2010 and has a major influence on the careers of Alabama, The Judds, Clint Black and Martina McBride, among others, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022
Dec 20, 1949
The Gene Autry movie "Sons Of New Mexico" makes its debut in New York. The prep school western features appearances by Clayton Moore, Frankie Marvin and Champion The Wonder Horse
Dec 25, 1949
With "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" enjoying its first year as a holiday hit, composer Johnny Marks takes a bow from the audience on a Christmas edition of the Ed Sullivan-hosted CBS variety show "Toast Of The Town"
Mar 11, 1950
Jazz singer Bobby McFerrin is born in New York City. His relentlessly cheery 1988 pop hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy" will be referenced in the lyrics of Jake Owen's 2014 country single "Beachin'"
Apr 3, 1950
Pop songwriter Kurt Weill dies of a heart attack in New York. Two of his songs find new life after his passing: Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack The Knife" and Willie Nelson's version of "September Song"
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