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    • Apr 13, 1947
    Concert promoter Harry Compton is born in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He receives credit as a songwriter on the Conway Twitty hit "How Much More Can She Stand"
    Apr 14, 1947
    The Tennessean reports Roy Acuff is receiving medical treatment at room 327 in Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. No ailment is specified, though the paper indicates he "may undergo operation"
    Apr 15, 1947
    Jimmy Wakely is forced to prove his innocence in the debut of the cattle-rustling western "Six-Gun Serenade." The movie's cast also features Lee "Lasses" White and Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
    Apr 15, 1947
    Roy Rogers tackles silver smugglers in the new movie "Bells Of San Angelo," also starring Dale Evans and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Apr 15, 1947
    Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "I'll Step Aside"
    Apr 15, 1947
    Pop producer/songwriter Mike Chapman is born in Queensland, Australia. Noted for his work with Blondie, Nick Gilder, The Sweet, Exile and The Knack, he co-writes Randy Barlow's 1979 country hit "Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone"
    Apr 17, 1947
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, marries Susie Gusler
    Apr 18, 1947
    Keyboard player Walt Richmond is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a member of The Tractors, he appears on the hit "Baby Likes To Rock It"
    Apr 19, 1947
    Pop musician Mark Volman is born in Los Angeles, California. He becomes a founding member of The Turtles, who earn their biggest hit in 1967 with "Happy Together." In 1978, the song is revived as a country hit by T.G. Sheppard
    Apr 19, 1947
    After a year away from the Grand Ole Opry, Roy Acuff returns, relaunching the relationship with "Great Speckled Bird"
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