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  • Mar 24, 1953
    Leo Fender receives a patent for his Precision Bass, signaling the official beginning of the electric bass guitar
    Mar 25, 1953
    Webb Pierce records "It's Been So Long," "Don't Throw Your Life Away" and "There Stands The Glass" at Nashville's Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel
    Mar 25, 1953
    "On Top Of Old Smoky" debuts in movie theaters, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. In the picture, Autry protects a Texas land owner from poachers
    Mar 26, 1953
    Jim Denny and Webb Pierce create Cedarwood Publishing in Nashville. The publishing company represents songs by such writers as Mel Tillis, John D. Loudermilk, Marijohn Wilkin, Carl Perkins and Danny Dill
    Mar 26, 1953
    Michael Bonagura, of Baillie & The Boys, is born in Newark, New Jersey. His wife, Kathie Baillie, sings lead for the harmony act, which earns seven Top 10 hits in the late-1980s, including "Oh Heart," "Long Shot" and "(I Wish I Had A) Heart Of Stone"
    Mar 27, 1953
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's two-sided hit, "Orchids Mean Goodbye" and "Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone"
    Mar 27, 1953
    Merle Travis begins work on "From Here To Eternity," a motion picture that has him on screen in several scenes and features his performance of "Re-Enlistment Blues"
    Mar 28, 1953
    Olympian Jim Thorpe dies in Lomita, California. He will be referenced in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Mar 31, 1953
    Eddy Arnold records "How's The World Treating You," "Free Home Demonstration" and "Mama, Come Get Your Baby Boy" at the RCA Studios in New York
    Mar 31, 1953
    Numerous radio stations across the country observe Hank Williams Day, paying homage to the legendary singer who died three months earlier

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