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    • Apr 5, 1929
    Victor releases the first single by Grand Ole Opry star Theron Hale
    Apr 16, 1929
    R&B singer Roy Hamilton is born in Leesburg, Georgia. He earns a 1955 pop hit with "Unchained Melody," later a country success for Elvis Presley and LeAnn Rimes. He also gains a hit with "You Can Have Her," remade for country by Waylon Jennings
    Apr 17, 1929
    Singer/songwriter Don Winters is born in Tampa, Florida. He earns a 1961 hit with "Too Many Times" and writes the Louvin Brothers' "You're Running Wild"
    Apr 18, 1929
    Amadie Breaux, Ophy Breaux and Clemo Breaux record "Ma Blonde Est Partie," the first version of "Jole Blon," in Atlanta
    Apr 19, 1929
    Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "I'm Lonely And Blue" with "The Sailor's Plea"
    Apr 22, 1929
    Bob Gallion is born in Ashland, Kentucky. He nets two hit singles: 1960's "Loving You (Was Worth This Broken Heart)" and 1962's "Wall To Wall Love"
    Apr 25, 1929
    The Kerrville Mountain Sun in Texas proclaims that Jimmie Rodgers is set to build a home in the city. The house is expected to cost $20,000
    Apr 27, 1929
    Tommy Hill is born near Coy City, Texas. A producer and label executive, he writes Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" and Webb Pierce's "Slowly"
    Apr 28, 1929
    Songwriter Wade Jackson is born in Tabor City, North Carolina. He authors "Don't Be Angry," a hit for his brother, Grand Ole Opry member Stonewall Jackson
    Apr 28, 1929
    Fiddle player Dale Potter is born in Puxico, Missouri. He records with Carl Smith, Faron Young, Webb Pierce and Little Jimmy Dickens, and plays on Hank Williams' "Mind Your Own Business"
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