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    • Oct 25, 1949
    Ernest Tubb becomes a critic: The singer begins a six-month stint on Nashville's WMAK Radio, with a daily, one-hour show, "Ernest Tubb's Record Roundup," in which he offers his opinions on the latest releases
    Oct 25, 1949
    Singer/songwriter Walter Hyatt is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. His group, Uncle Walt's Band, provides a training ground for David Ball. A musical associate of Lyle Lovett, Hyatt's multiple influences make him a predecessor of Americana
    Oct 26, 1949
    Future Country Music Association nominee B.B. King has a daughter, Shirley King
    Oct 27, 1949
    Bass player Garry Tallent is born in Detroit. A member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, he moves to Nashville in the 1990s and appears on the "Happy, Texas" soundtrack, playing on Randy Scruggs & Joan Osborne's "Passin' Thru"
    Oct 27, 1949
    Guitarist Jack Daniels is born in Choctaw, Oklahoma. He joins Highway 101, twice named the Country Music Association's Top Vocal Group behind such hits as "Somewhere Tonight," "The Bed You Made For Me" and "Cry, Cry, Cry"
    Oct 29, 1949
    Dewey Phillips debuts his "Red Hot 'N' Blue" radio show on WHBQ in Memphis. Five years later, he becomes the first deejay to play a record by Elvis Presley
    Oct 30, 1949
    Capitol releases Leon Payne's version of "I Love You Because"
    Oct 31, 1949
    Columbia releases Floyd Tillman's "I Gotta Have My Baby Back"
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