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    • Dec 13, 1948
    Guitarist Ron Getman is born in Bristow, Oklahoma. He becomes a member of The Tractors, whose mixture of roots-music styles makes them the first country act to earn a gold album without a Top 10 hit and without touring when they debut in 1994
    Dec 14, 1948
    The American Federation of Musicians ends a strike against the nation's record companies, nearly a year after it was enacted
    Dec 15, 1948
    Johnny Weissmuller stars as "Jungle Jim" debuts in theaters. The title appears in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Dec 15, 1948
    The western "Loaded Pistols" debuts in Hollywood, with good guy Gene Autry defending the honor of an innocent compadre. His co-stars include Chill Wills, Frankie Marvin, Jerry Scoggins and Champion The Wonder Horse
    Dec 15, 1948
    The Cisco Kid rides again with the debut of "Valiant Hombre." Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White appears in a secondary role
    Dec 15, 1948
    The USS LST-855 evacuates the last Americans from Tsingtao, China, during the Chinese War. Among the crewmen on the Navy ship is Scotty Moore, future guitarist for Elvis Presley
    Dec 16, 1948
    "Smoky Mountain Melody" debuts in movie theaters with Roy Acuff and Carolina Cotton in key roles
    Dec 16, 1948
    The Chuck Wagon Gang records "I'll Fly Away" in Dallas, Texas. The single is celebrated by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs of the Century
    Dec 17, 1948
    "The Morey Amsterdam Show" debuts on CBS-TV. The previous year, the sitcom's star earned a country hit as a songwriter with Dick Jurgens' "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Dec 17, 1948
    String arranger Craig Safan is born in Los Angeles. He arranges and conducts the string section on the Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris 1980 duet "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" for the movie "Roadie"
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