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    • Apr 13, 1949
    George Morgan records "Room Full Of Roses"
    Apr 14, 1949
    Songwriter Kostas Lazarides is born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Known professionally as Kostas, he nabs hits as the author of Martina McBride's "Life #9," Dwight Yoakam's "Ain't That Lonely Yet" and The Dixie Chicks' "I Can Love You Better," among others
    Apr 14, 1949
    Western-swing guitarist Cameron Hill, known for his work with The Texas Playboys, marries Becky Barfield, a singer with Spade Cooley's band
    Apr 15, 1949
    "Home In San Antone," starring Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys, opens in movie houses. Guitarist Doye O'Dell has a minor role
    Apr 16, 1949
    The Lash LaRue movie "Son Of A Badman" premieres. Doye O'Dell, one year removed from his hit "Dear Oakie," has a secondary part
    Apr 18, 1949
    Record producer Kyle Lehning is born in Cairo, Illinois. His credits include: Randy Travis' "Forever And Ever, Amen," Dan Seals' "Bop," Baillie & The Boys' "Oh Heart" and Bryan White's "Someone Else's Star"
    Apr 18, 1949
    Jimmie Osborne records "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," inspired by a girl who died after falling into a California well, in Cincinnati
    Apr 19, 1949
    The Gene Autry movie "The Big Sombrero" debuts in theaters, with Autry playing a ranch manager. He sings eight songs during the course of the movie, including the Louise Massey hit "My Adobe Hacienda"
    Apr 20, 1949
    Phil Spector's father commits suicide. The message on his tombstone inspires his son to write "To Know Him Is To Love Him," a 1987 country hit for Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
    Apr 20, 1949
    Gene Autry receives a key to the city from mayor Tom Price in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he performs two shows at the McNeese Auditorium
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