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Mar 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated in Washington, D.C., for the first of his four terms as president, in which he becomes the first to welcome a country artist to the White House. He's referenced in Alabama's 1989 hit "Song Of The South"
Mar 8, 1933
Johnny Dollar is born in Kilgore, Texas. Starting as a disc jockey, he appears on The Louisiana Hayride and Dallas' "Big D Jamboree" on his way to earning a minor hit with the 1966 release "Stop The Start (Of Tears In My Heart)"
Mar 9, 1933
R&B singer Lloyd Price is born in Kenner, Louisiana. He notches his first hit in 1952 with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," which Mickey Gilley turns into a country hit in 1976
Mar 10, 1933
Country TV/radio host Ralph Emery is born in McEwen, Tennessee. After establishing himself as a fixture on Nashville's WSM Radio, he spends 10 years as the host of TNN's daily country talk show, "Nashville Now." He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007
Mar 13, 1933
Songwriter Mike Stoller is born in Belle Harbor, New York. Along with writing partner Jerry Leiber, he pens numerous pop and R&B hits. Several find additional success in country, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand By Me" and "Ruby Baby"
Mar 14, 1933
William Borrett, manager of Halifax radio station CHNS, writes Hank Snow's first rejection letter, declining to put The Singing Ranger on the air: "Unless a sponsor was to ask for you, we could not do anything for you"
Mar 14, 1933
Quincy Jones is born in Chicago. A jazz figure and R&B producer, he produces the USA For Africa single, "We Are The World," including appearances by country stars Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Mar 15, 1933
Tex Ritter records his first two singles, "Rye Whiskey" and "Goodbye Old Paint," in New York City
Mar 18, 1933
Facing hard times, Jimmie Rodgers sells his Kerrville, Texas, home--nicknamed Blue Yodeler's Paradise--for $9,100, less than half of its original price
Mar 21, 1933
Randy Rainwater is born in El Dorado, Arkansas. His children will include Lonestar drummer Keech Rainwater
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