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Oct 21, 1943
Music journalist and author Chet Flippo is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He works for Rolling Stone, CMT and Billboard; writes a Hank Williams biography; and sings in the backing chorus on the title track to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
Oct 21, 1943
Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Pistol Packin' Mama," which becomes a hit in both pop and country music
Oct 22, 1943
Former Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White has a minor role in the hunting-lodge mystery "The Unknown Guest," opening at movie houses
Oct 22, 1943
Bobby Fuller is born in Baytown, Texas. His band, The Bobby Fuller Four, has a 1966 pop hit with "I Fought The Law," written by Sonny Curtis, who will join the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The song becomes a country hit for Hank Williams Jr.
Oct 23, 1943
Country singer Jimmie Davis announces in Jonesboro, Louisiana, that he intends to run for governor
Oct 30, 1943
"The Man From Music Mountain" debuts in theaters, with Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers
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