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    • Oct 2, 1943
    Ernest Tubb begins hosting his own half-hour show on Nashville radio station WSM prior to the Grand Ole Opry
    Oct 4, 1943
    Louis Jordan records "Ration Blues," "Deacon Jones" and "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)." All three titles appear on early versions of the Billboard country charts
    Oct 4, 1943
    A story in Time magazine says "the dominant popular music of the U.S. today is hillbilly." The headline on the article: "Bull Market In Corn"
    Oct 9, 1943
    James Petrillo, the president of the American Federation of Musicians, approves agreements with Capitol and Decca Records, ending a one-year recording ban for those companies. Musicians are still not allowed to record for other labels
    Oct 11, 1943
    Gene Watson is born in Palestine, Texas. Using a relaxed vocal style, he becomes an admired traditional-country vocalist, fashioning such 1970s and '80s successes as "Love In The Hot Afternoon," "Farewell Party" and "Fourteen Carat Mind." He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2020
    Oct 15, 1943
    Drummer Larrie Londin is born in Norfolk, Virginia, with the birth name Ralph Gallant. He plays on hits by Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., Dan Seals, Randy Travis, George Strait and Waylon Jennings, among others
    Oct 15, 1943
    The Sumner Press, of Gallatin, Tennessee, reports a petition has been filed that makes Roy Acuff the first candidate to run for governor. The action was apparently taken without Acuff's knowledge
    Oct 16, 1943
    "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" songwriter Paul Roberts marries Annie Merithew
    Oct 18, 1943
    Guitarist Russ Giguere is born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He joins the Los Angeles pop band The Association, scoring a 1967 hit with "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin remakes it 11 years later for the country audience
    Oct 20, 1943
    A nominating petition is mailed to Tennessee's Democratic chairman, Russell Kramer, requesting that Roy Acuff's name be placed on the ballot in August in the state's primary for governor
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