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    • Oct 2, 1947
    Carson Robison records "Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It" at WOR Studio A in New York
    Oct 4, 1947
    Jimmy Wakely attempts to carry out a dying man's wishes in the debut of the western musical "Ridin' Down The Trail." The cowboy band includes former Texas Playboy fiddler Jesse Ashlock
    Oct 5, 1947
    Rock vocalist Brian Johnson is born in Gateshead, England. In 1980, he joins AC/DC following the death of Bon Scott, subsequently singing lead on "Back In Black" and "You Shook Me All Night Long." AC/DC gets mentioned in the lyrics of Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"
    Oct 6, 1947
    Columbia releases Gene Autry's holiday hit "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"
    Oct 7, 1947
    Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman share top billing in the debut of the movie "Magic Town." Appearing as a shoeshine man in the picture is former Grand Ole Opry comedian Lee "Lasses" White
    Oct 7, 1947
    Shreveport's Strand Theater debuts "Louisiana," a biopic of Jimmie Davis, who stars in the film, which also features Lee "Lasses" White. Davis performs "You Are My Sunshine," "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" and "It Makes No Difference Now"
    Oct 8, 1947
    The Abbott & Costello comedy "The Wistful Widow Of Willow Gap" debuts in theaters with former Grand Ole Opry comedian Lee "Lasses" White in the cast
    Oct 10, 1947
    Hank Thompson records "Humpty Dumpty Heart" at the WFAA Radio studios in Dallas, Texas, during his first session for Capitol Records
    Oct 15, 1947
    "On The Old Spanish Trail" debuts in theaters, pairing Roy Rogers with his frequent screen pals The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Oct 16, 1947
    Guitarist Bob Weir is born in San Francisco. He becomes a founding member of the hippie band The Grateful Dead. The group will be namechecked in the 1996 Lonestar country hit "No News"
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