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Apr 13, 1946
Red Foley debuts as the host of the Prince Albert segment of the Grand Ole Opry, taking the place of Roy Acuff, who left the Opry a week earlier
Apr 15, 1946
Marsha Hunt is born in Philadelphia. The model gives birth to the first child of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, whom Hunt meets after being asked to pose in an ad for "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 15, 1946
Actor Glen Vernon is a clarinet player who can't read music in the debuting movie "Ding Dong Williams." The picture features The Sons Of The Pioneers, who perform their western classic "Cool Water"
Apr 18, 1946
The Sons Of The Pioneers join star Monte Hale to sing the title song as the western "Home On The Range" debuts in movie theaters. The picture also features an appearance by Robert Blake
Apr 20, 1946
Eddie Dean and Lash La Rue share top billing with the debut of the singing-cowboy picture "The Caravan Trail"
Apr 20, 1946
Jimmy Wakely and Lee "Lasses" White play Texas Rangers in the debut of "West Of The Alamo." Also featured in the picture: Ray Whitley, Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, guitarist Jack Rivers and Texas Playboy Jesse Ashlock
Apr 24, 1946
Phil Robertson is born in Vivian, Louisiana. A cast member on the A&E series "Duck Dynasty," he participates in The Robertsons' "Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas," a #1 country album in 2013
Apr 24, 1946
Ted Daffan and His Texans record "Shut That Gate"
Apr 25, 1946
The Durango Kid battles Arizona cattle rustlers as "Galloping Thunder" debuts in theaters. Charles Starrett is joined in the cast by Smiley Burnette and Merle Travis & His Bronco Busters
Apr 26, 1946
"The Long Black Veil" songwriter Marijohn Wilkin has a son, John "Bucky" Wilkin, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He sings lead on the 1964 Ronny & The Daytonas pop hit "G.T.O." and plays on several Waylon Jennings singles
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