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    • Oct 18, 1937
    Gene Autry records "Dust" in Los Angeles
    Oct 20, 1937
    Wanda Jackson is born in Maud, Oklahoma. Veering between country and rockabilly, she appears on both the pop and country charts in the 1950s and '60s, making waves with "Right Or Wrong," "Let's Have A Party" and "In The Middle Of A Heartache"
    Oct 23, 1937
    Ray Charles arrives in St. Augustine, Florida, where he is to attend the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
    Oct 24, 1937
    Broadway composer Cole Porter breaks both legs in a horse-riding accident in Locust Valley on Long Island. He suffers complications for the remainder of his life, which includes a country hit after Gene Autry records "Don't Fence Me In"
    Oct 25, 1937
    Jeanne Black is born in Pomona, California. She gains a hit with her 1960 recording "He'll Have To Stay," an answer song to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go"
    Oct 26, 1937
    W.H. Stepp records "Bonaparte's Retreat" in Lakeville, Kentucky
    Oct 27, 1937
    Pianist Floyd Cramer is born in Campti, Louisiana. Noted for his "slip-note" style using frequent grace notes, he gains acclaim for his hit "Last Date," ending up in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He also plays on hits by Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, among others
    Oct 29, 1937
    Tex Ritter's "Tex Rides With The Boy Scouts" debuts. He receives musical aid from Los Angeles radio act The Beverly Hill Billies
    Oct 29, 1937
    Sonny Osborne is born in Hyden, Kentucky. With sibling Bobby, he forms The Osborne Brothers, a bluegrass act that joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. The Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year for 1971, the Osbornes are best known for "Rocky Top"
    Oct 30, 1937
    Johnny Wright marries Kitty Wells in Franklin, Kentucky. Given that the event occurs Halloween Eve, Wright frequently tells friends: "Kitty didn't know whether she got tricked or treated--maybe she got spooked"
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