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    • Jul 1, 1945
    Dale Evans sings a Duke Ellington song, "I'm Beginning To See The Light," with the debut of the Roy Rogers picture "The Man From Oklahoma," also featuring The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Jul 3, 1945
    Guitarist John Wilkinson is born in Springfield, Missouri. During his tenure with Elvis Presley, he plays on such hits as "Way Down," "Moody Blue," "The Wonder Of You," "Burning Love" and "Unchained Melody"
    Jul 3, 1945
    Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan record "Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend"
    Jul 6, 1945
    The Abbott & Costello comedy "The Naughty Nineties" appears in theaters. Fiddlin' Arthur Smith makes a cameo appearance
    Jul 6, 1945
    Guitarist Rik Elswit is born. He joins the pop band Dr. Hook, which has two Shel Silverstein-penned hits covered by country artists: "Sylvia's Mother," by Bobby Bare; and "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone,'" by Buck Owens
    Jul 7, 1945
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys plant their flag at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima"
    Jul 8, 1945
    Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells have a daughter, Carol Sue, their third child
    Jul 12, 1945
    Butch Hancock is born near Lubbock, Texas. He joins Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely in The Flatlanders, whose single "Dallas" is hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 13, 1945
    The Roswell Daily Record, of New Mexico, reports that four young men pleaded guilty to charges of statutory rape. Among them is Lefty Frizzell
    Jul 14, 1945
    Drummer Jim Gordon is born in Los Angeles. A member of the rock band Derek & The Dominos, he plays on hits by Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Lynn Anderson and Waylon Jennings
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