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Mar 1, 1951
"Silver City Bonanza" opens in theaters. The movie's cast includes Rex Allen, Buddy Ebsen and The Sons Of The Pioneers
Mar 3, 1951
Songwriter Bob DiPiero is born in Youngstown, Ohio. His hits include Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," Montgomery Gentry's "Gone," George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "American Made." He marries, and later divorces, Pam Tillis
Mar 4, 1951
Pee Wee King records "Slow Poke" during the afternoon at RCA Studio A in Chicago
Mar 5, 1951
Ike Turner's band, featuring vocalist Jackie Brenston, records "Rocket 88" in Memphis. Hailed by some as the first rock & roll record, it's also the first hit produced by Country Music Hall of Famer Sam Phillips
Mar 5, 1951
Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "Don't Stay Too Long"
Mar 7, 1951
Webb Pierce conducts his first recording session for Decca Records, at the Castle Studio in Nashville. The session includes "Drifting Texas Sand," which he re-records nine years later
Mar 9, 1951
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley record "The Strange Little Girl" at Nashville's Castle Studio
Mar 12, 1951
Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Let's Live A Little"
Mar 13, 1951
The Southern Baptist Convention buys Ward Belmont College in Nashville. The school opens a music business program in the 1970s, providing a link to the industry for students Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack, Josh Turner, Brad Paisley and Florida Georgia Line, among others
Mar 13, 1951
Johnny Bond records "Sick, Sober And Sorry" at Hollywood's Radio Recorders
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