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    • Dec 19, 1947
    Janie Fricke is born in South Whitney, Indiana. A background vocalist on hits by Johnny Duncan, John Conlee and Crystal Gayle, she is persuaded in the late-1970s to pursue a solo career, which peaks in 1982 and '83 as she wins the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist trophy
    Dec 22, 1947
    Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys headline a benefit at the Lyric Theater in Knoxville, raising $704 for the Empty Stocking Fund
    Dec 22, 1947
    Columbia releases Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys' "The Waltz Of The Wind"
    Dec 25, 1947
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope star as "Road To Rio" debuts in theaters. The picture is referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Dec 25, 1947
    The western "Rose Of Santa Rosa" debuts in movie theaters with an unhappy cowboy brooding over the marriage his father has arranged. The Hoosier Hot Shots offer the Mexican folk song "Cielito Lindo"
    Dec 26, 1947
    Gene Autry records "Buttons And Bows" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles
    Dec 26, 1947
    The Broadway musical "The Cradle Will Rock" opens at New York's Mansfield Theatre. The union-themed revival's cast includes Cisco Houston, who co-writes the Roy Hogsed country hit "Cocaine Blues" with Woody Guthrie
    Dec 27, 1947
    NBC introduces a children's TV show titled "Puppet Playhouse." The program evolves into "Howdy Doody," name-checked in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1972 country hit "Do You Remember These"
    Dec 28, 1947
    Molly O'Day holds her second recording session for Columbia Records at Nashville's Castle Studio. Carl Smith plays bass during the session, his first for a major label
    Dec 29, 1947
    Floyd Tillman records "I Love You So Much, It Hurts" and "Please Don't Pass Me By" at the Castle Studio in Nashville
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