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Jan 1, 1950
Steve Ripley is born in Boise, Idaho. He becomes the lead singer for The Tractors, a raw amalgam of country, R&B and roots rock that defies a country tradition in 1994, achieving a gold album without ever having played a full concert
Jan 2, 1950
Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' pop version of the Scotty Wiseman-penned "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"
Jan 3, 1950
Sam Phillips opens the Sun Recording Studio, originally known as the Memphis Recording Service, at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. It becomes a site for sessions by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others
Jan 3, 1950
"Slipping Around" singer Margaret Whiting marries piano player Lou Busch, known professionally as Joe "Fingers" Carr, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Neither party has actually divorced his or her previous spouse
Jan 3, 1950
Two months after Red Foley recorded the hit country version, Bing Crosby records a pop rendition of "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" in a morning session in Hollywood
Jan 4, 1950
Kenny Roberts records "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone"
Jan 6, 1950
Tennessee Ernie Ford and his wife, Betty, welcome a son, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, in San Gabriel, California
Jan 7, 1950
Hank Snow becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry when he debuts on the show, introduced by Ernest Tubb. Also debuting the same evening: Tennessee Ernie Ford
Jan 8, 1950
"Bells Of Coronado" debuts in theaters, with Roy Rogers tackling uranium smugglers. His supporting cast includes the usual suspects: Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Trigger and Foy Willing's Riders Of The Purple Sage
Jan 9, 1950
Decca releases Ernest Tubb's double-sided hit, "Letters Have No Arms" backed with "I'll Take A Back Seat For You"
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