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    • Jan 14, 1948
    T Bone Burnett is born in St. Louis, Missouri. An artist in his own right, he produces Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' album "Raising Sand," the soundtracks to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Crazy Heart," and the music of ABC-TV's "Nashville"
    Jan 15, 1948
    Dale Evans stars opposite Red Barry in the movie debut of "Slippy McGee"
    Jan 15, 1948
    Jack Guthrie dies from tuberculosis in Los Angeles. The yodeling cousin of Woody Guthrie was best known for his 1945 recording of "Oklahoma Hills"
    Jan 16, 1948
    Drummer/producer Clyde Brooks is born in Milwaukee. The producer who guides 1990s band Perfect Stranger, he plays on Barbara Mandrell's "Fooled By A Feeling," Ronnie Milsap's "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World" and George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory"
    Jan 17, 1948
    Jimmy Wakely sings Eddy Arnold's "I'll Hold You In My Heart" and Ernest Tubb's "It's Been So Long, Darling" as "Song Of The Drifter" debuts in theaters. The movie's supporting musicians include Fiddlin' Arthur Smith and Cliffie Stone
    Jan 17, 1948
    Guitarist Mick Taylor is born in Hereford, England. His first session with The Rolling Stones yields "Honky Tonk Women," considered one of country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 18, 1948
    Grandpa Jones and his wife, Ramona, have their first child, Eloise Jones. The Grand Ole Opry comic already had another daughter with his first wife, Eulalia
    Jan 20, 1948
    "Night Song," starring Ethel Barrymore, opens in movie theaters, with "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael featured on screen
    Jan 23, 1948
    Anita Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, is born in Oakland, California. She joins Earl Thomas Conley on the 1986 hit "Too Many Times," while The Pointer Sisters claim a country Grammy for their 1974 single "Fairytale"
    Jan 24, 1948
    Sheriff Eddie Dean attempts to rid his town of violence as the western "Check Your Guns" opens in theaters
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