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    • Dec 11, 1949
    Fiddlin' John Carson dies of cancer at home in Atlanta, Georgia, with a fiddle in his hands. He was the first country artist to sell a major volume of records following his first recording session, in 1923
    Dec 11, 1949
    Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" at the E.T. Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. The song becomes a bluegrass classic, as well as the theme song for the 1967 movie "Bonnie And Clyde"
    Dec 12, 1949
    Decca releases a double-sided Red Foley single: "Careless Kisses" backed with "I Gotta Have My Baby Back"
    Dec 12, 1949
    Decca releases a double-sided hit by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley: "Tennessee Border No. 2" backed with "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age"
    Dec 13, 1949
    Country recording pioneer Fiddlin' John Carson is eulogized at East Side Baptist Church in Atlanta, with governor Herman Talmadge serving as an honorary pallbearer
    Dec 13, 1949
    Randy Owen is born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He becomes the lead singer for Alabama, whose blend of country and Southern rock yields numerous gold and platinum honors and a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 14, 1949
    Bass player Cliff Williams is born in Romford, England. In 1977, he joins the hard-rock band AC/DC, referenced in the lyrics of Craig Morgan's 2009 single "Bonfire"
    Dec 14, 1949
    The John Wayne movie "Sands Of Iwo Jima" has its world premiere. Ira Hayes, who helped lift the flag at the Japanese battle, appears as himself in the film. Hayes' experiences ultimately inspire Johnny Cash's "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"
    Dec 16, 1949
    ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons is born in Houston, Texas. In 2009, he contributes a spoken vocal signature to the Brooks & Dunn country hit "Honky Tonk Stomp"
    Dec 16, 1949
    Former blackface comedian Lee "Lasses" White dies in Hollywood. As one-half of Lasses & White, he spent two years as a Grand Ole Opry member, eventually appearing in movies
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