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    • Mar 15, 1953
    Kitty Wells records "Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On" at Nashville's Castle Studio
    Mar 17, 1953
    Pop singer Margaret Whiting and piano player Joe "Fingers" Carr are officially separated. They each enjoyed country hits during their three-year marriage
    Mar 17, 1953
    At a trial in Houston, Billie Jean Williams blames the death of her husband, Hank Williams, on narcotics prescribed by the defendant, Toby Marshall, a self-described "alcohol therapist" she calls a "quack"
    Mar 19, 1953
    Tex Ritter performs the theme to "High Noon" on the Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The song, "Do Not Forsake Me," becomes the first country title to win the Oscar for Best Original Song
    Mar 19, 1953
    Tennessee Ernie Ford records "Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker"
    Mar 20, 1953
    Columbia releases Lefty Frizzell's single "(Honey, Baby, Hurry!) Bring Your Sweet Love Back To Me"
    Mar 21, 1953
    Mab Anderson, the second wife of playwright Maxwell Anderson, commits suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in the family garage in New City, New York. He authored "September Song," which Willie Nelson will feature on his album "Stardust"
    Mar 21, 1953
    Western-swing singer/guitarist Chris O'Connell is born in Williamsport, Maryland. She's a member of Asleep At The Wheel when the group scores its lone country hit, 1975's "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
    Mar 21, 1953
    The Carlisles make their Grand Ole Opry debut
    Mar 23, 1953
    Decca releases Red Foley and Ernest Tubb's "No Help Wanted #2"
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