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Feb 3, 1944
Decca releases Jimmy Wakely's "I'm Sending You Red Roses"
Feb 5, 1944
Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama" shoots to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Feb 5, 1944
Keyboard player Al Kooper is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for his work with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, he plays on country tribute albums to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, for whom he produces "Sweet Home Alabama"
Feb 5, 1944
Guitarist J.R. Cobb is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Following stints with the pop acts The Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, he co-writes Wynonna's 1994 country hit "Rock Bottom"
Feb 6, 1944
Songwriter Phil Thomas is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He pens the Gene Watson single "Drinkin' My Way Back Home"
Feb 7, 1944
Roy Acuff withdraws his candidacy for governor of Tennessee
Feb 8, 1944
Republic Pictures notifies Gene Autry it intends to continue operating with his pre-war contract once he concludes his enlistment with the Army. The two sides feud over the deal--in offices, in the papers and in court--for the next three years
Feb 8, 1944
The Tex Ritter western "Cowboy Canteen" opens in movie theaters, with appearances by The Mills Brothers, Jimmy Wakely, Marilyn Tuttle and Roy Acuff, who performs "Night Train To Memphis"
Feb 10, 1944
Decca releases Ella Fitzgerald's "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street," the only single in the jazz legend's career to reach the Top 10 in an early incarnation of the Billboard country charts
Feb 10, 1944
Singer/songwriter/pianist Peter Allen is born in Tenterfield, Australia. Known for his theatrical, cabaret-style performances, he co-writes Olivia Newton-John's 1974 crossover hit "I Honestly Love You"
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