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    • Jan 20, 1947
    Decca releases Red Foley's "That's How Much I Love You"
    Jan 20, 1947
    Francis Craig records the pop hit "Near You" at Nashville's WSM Studios. It becomes a country hit 30 years later for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
    Jan 21, 1947
    Guitarist Jimmy Ibbotson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1969, he joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. After its pop forays, the group strings together more than 15 country hits in the 1980s and records three "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albums
    Jan 23, 1947
    Merle Travis records the hit version of "Steel Guitar Rag" in the evening at Hollywood's Radio Recorders
    Jan 24, 1947
    Rock musician Warren Zevon is born in Chicago. Best known for his 1978 single "Werewolves Of London," he also writes the Linda Ronstadt hit "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," which Terri Clark remakes for country consumption in 1996
    Jan 25, 1947
    Spade Cooley provides music for the western dance movie "Vacation Days," which debuts in theaters
    Jan 25, 1947
    The Gene Autry western "Trail To San Antone" appears in movie houses. Autry sings "Shame On You"
    Jan 26, 1947
    Hank Williams writes "I Saw The Light"
    Jan 27, 1947
    Nedra Talley is born in New York. With cousins Veronica and Estelle Bennett, she becomes a member of The Ronettes, who gain a pop hit in 1963 with "Be My Baby." The song is revived in country music in 1972 by Jody Miller
    Jan 27, 1947
    The Sons Of The Pioneers record "Teardrops In My Heart" and "My Best To You" in a late-morning session at Hollywood's RCA Victor Studios
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