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Dec 6, 1949
Huddie Ledbetter dies in New York City. Better known as Lead Belly, the blues pioneer made a mark in country music when his composition "Goodnight Irene" became a hit for both Moon Mullican and the duo of Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Dec 6, 1948
Swing-band leader Dick Jurgens marries Miriam Davidson, less than two years after he earned his only country hit, "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
Dec 6, 1945
Burl Ives marries Helen Payne Ehrlich, a writer and director for CBS Radio
Dec 6, 1944
Gene Autry records "At Mail Call Today" in Hollywood
Dec 6, 1943
The John Wayne western "In Old Oklahoma" opens with Dale Evans in a supporting role as a saloon singer
Dec 6, 1941
Helen Cornelius is born in Hannibal, Missouri. She joins Jim Ed Brown to develop seven hit singles from 1976-1980, including "I Don't Want To Have To Marry You," which wins the Country Music Association's 1977 Vocal Duo of the Year honor
Dec 6, 1940
Singing cowboy Ray Whitley performs a series of songs he co-wrote with Fred Rose in the debut of "The Fargo Kid"
Dec 6, 1940
OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "Big Beaver"
Dec 6, 1937
The movie "Wild Horse Rodeo" debuts in theaters, with a minor role for Roy Rogers
Dec 6, 1936
Guitarist and bass player Jack Cooke is born in Norton, Virginia. As one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appears on the 1959 hit "Gotta Travel On." He eventually plays with Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys for 39 years
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