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May 23, 1949
Cajun artist Nathan Abshire records "Pine Grove Blues" at KPLC Radio in Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 25, 1949
Record producer/songwriter Don Cook is born in San Antonio, Texas. His songwriting credits include: Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man," Highway 101's "Who's Lonely Now" and John Conlee's "Lady Lay Down"
May 26, 1949
Hank Williams Jr. is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of country legend Hank Williams, he develops his own career, taking Entertainer of the Year in 1987 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. He is named in 2020 as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 26, 1949
Vicki Lawrence is born in Inglewood, California. A regular on TV's "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Mama's Family," she records "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," a pop hit that reaches country's Top 30 and gets covered by Reba McEntire
May 28, 1949
Trenton, New Jersey, observes Gene Autry Day
May 29, 1949
Governor Jimmie Davis and Lee "Lasses" White star with the debut of the western musical "Mississippi Rhythm"
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