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Mar 2, 1936
Western swing's Milton Brown and his wife, Mary Helen Brown, are officially divorced
Mar 2, 1936
Rex Griffin records "Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby" at the Roosevelt Hotel near Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Mar 2, 1936
The Gene Autry movie "Red River Valley" opens with Autry in the hero's role, trying to determine who's behind a rash of sabotages at a dam construction site. Also appearing is Autry's frequent sidekick Smiley Burnette
Mar 4, 1936
Trombone player Eric Allendale is born in Dominica, West Indies. He plays on The Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You," a 1960s pop hit that's reimagined by Alison Krauss as a Grammy-winning country release
Mar 4, 1936
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies record 22 songs at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, including "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" and "Right Or Wrong"
Mar 5, 1936
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies hold what proves to be their final recording session, for Decca Records, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans
Mar 9, 1936
Mickey Gilley is born in Natchez, Mississippi. A piano-playing cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and reverend Jimmy Swaggart, he becomes a ballad singer during the Urban Cowboy era, in which his club, Gilley's, plays a central role
Mar 9, 1936
Bill Carlisle marries Leona King in York, South Carolina. They remain a couple until her death, 62 years later
Mar 14, 1936
"Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael marries Ruth Meinardi at New York's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Mar 15, 1936
Pop songwriter Howard Greenfield is born in Brooklyn, New York. Long associated with Neil Sedaka, he has several songs become country hits, including "Crying In The Rain," for Tammy Wynette; and "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own," for Debby Boone
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