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    • Feb 2, 1949
    Pen pals Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow meet in person for the first time during a show at Fort Worth's North Side Coliseum. It takes nearly a year, but Tubb helps Snow land a spot on the Grand Ole Opry
    Feb 3, 1949
    Slim Whitman holds his first recording session, for RCA, at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. His backing band includes Homer & Jethro
    Feb 4, 1949
    Hank Williams joins the Musicians Union in Shreveport, Louisiana
    Feb 4, 1949
    Drummer Roy Yeager is born in Greenwood, Mississippi. The year prior to joining the Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1979, he plays on Bobby Bare's country hit "Sleep Tight, Good Night Man"
    Feb 6, 1949
    Bob Atcher records "Tennessee Border"
    Feb 8, 1949
    Merle Watson is born in Deep Gap, North Carolina. The son of Doc Watson, the banjo player and guitarist accompanies his father on folk, bluegrass and blues-inspired instrumental work
    Feb 10, 1949
    Drummer Nigel Olsson is born in Merseyside, England. A longtime member of Elton John's band, he also appears as a backing vocalist on Earl Thomas Conley's "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Feb 11, 1949
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" backed with "Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)"
    Feb 12, 1949
    Pop songwriter Seymour Simons dies in Detroit, Michigan. His credits include The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and "All Of Me," destined to become a 1978 hit for Willie Nelson
    Feb 14, 1949
    Decca releases Stubby & The Buccaneers' "Money, Marbles And Chalk"
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