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Jul 3, 1944
Roy Acuff formally announces he is not a candidate for Tennessee governor and asks that his name not be placed on the ballot
Jul 6, 1944
Fiddler Byron Berline is born in Caldwell, Kansas. He plays with such acts as Bill Monroe and The Dillards, and takes part in the Emmylou Harris hits "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "One Of These Days"
Jul 7, 1944
The Rod Cameron western "Trigger Trail" debuts in theaters with music by Ray Whitley & His Six-Bar Cowboys
Jul 8, 1944
Drummer Johnny Lee Johnson is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. He comes to prominence as a member of the Southern rock ensemble The Allman Brothers Band, namechecked in Conway Twitty's "Boogie Grass Band"
Jul 11, 1944
Myra Gale Brown is born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. At age 13, she marries her cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, touching off a firestorm of controversy in his career
Jul 13, 1944
Bobby G. Rice is born in Boscobel, Wisconsin. He earns four Top 10 recordings from 1972-1975, the biggest coming with "You Lay So Easy On My Mind"
Jul 15, 1944
Comedian Rod Brasfield becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry
Jul 20, 1944
Decca releases Red Foley's double-sided hit, "Smoke On The Water" and "There's A Blue Star Shining Bright (In A Window Tonight)"
Jul 20, 1944
Johnny Bond has a part in the war movie "Since You Went Away," starring Claudette Colbert and Shirley Temple
Jul 20, 1944
Bill Browder is born in Humboldt, Tennessee. Under the stage name T.G. Sheppard, he segues from record promotion into performing, developing pop-slanted 1980s country hits, including "I Loved 'Em Every One," "Only One You" and "Slow Burn"
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