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Nov 4, 1943
"Silver City Raiders," starring Russell Hayden, opens at movie houses. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform four songs during the picture
Nov 5, 1943
The Buster Crabbe film "Devil Riders" debuts in theaters with music by Tex Williams
Nov 6, 1943
Hank Locklin and wife Willa Jean have a son, Maurice Locklin
Nov 7, 1943
Singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell is born in Ft. MacLeod, Alberta. Eventually added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, she earns country hits as a composer when George Hamilton IV records "Urge For Going" and Gail Davies covers "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio"
Nov 9, 1943
Singer/songwriter James Talley is born in Mehan, Oklahoma. The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" ranks his 1976 release "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again" among country's 500 greatest singles
Nov 10, 1943
Syd Nathan's Cincinnati-based Queen Records releases its first singles. Four years later, Nathan changes the label's name to King Records
Nov 14, 1943
Having already served once during World War II, Woody Guthrie receives a second induction notice. The singer/songwriter protests, but is forced to return to duty
Nov 15, 1943
The comedy "Here Comes Elmer" opens in movie houses with appearances by Dale Evans and Nat "King" Cole
Nov 15, 1943
Sydney Nathan's King Records releases its first two singles, with the artists using pseudonyms: Merle Travis and Grandpa Jones are billed as The Sheppard Brothers, and a Travis solo disc is credited to Bob McCarthy
Nov 15, 1943
Universal Pictures' "Frontier Law" debuts in theaters, with supporting roles for Johnny Bond and Wesley Tuttle
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