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    • May 1, 1950
    The USS Valley Forge sets sail for the Far East, with crewman Scotty Moore, future guitarist for Elvis Presley
    May 5, 1950
    Art Mooney records a hit pop version of Red Foley's "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" at the WOR Studio in New York
    May 5, 1950
    Carl Smith signs a recording deal with Columbia Records, where he remains for the next 24 years. The contract calls for a 3% royalty rate
    May 9, 1950
    Dinah Washington records the original version of "I'll Never Be Free" in New York. It's covered within weeks by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr
    May 9, 1950
    Fiddler Randy Howard is born in Macon, Georgia. He records with the likes of Chet Atkins, George Jones, Kenny Chesney and BlackHawk
    May 11, 1950
    Bee Gee Barry Gibb's second wife, Linda Gray, is born. He's destined to write such country love songs as "Come On Over" and "Rest Your Love On Me"
    May 11, 1950
    Carl Smith has his first recording session at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel, cutting his debut single, "Guilty Conscience"
    May 12, 1950
    The romantic comedy "Please Believe Me" appears in theaters, with roles for Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford and the late Lee "Lasses" White
    May 12, 1950
    Jerry Lee Lewis wins a talent contest in Jonesville, Louisiana, while his cousin, Jimmy Swaggart, finishes second
    May 13, 1950
    Stevland Morris is born in Saginaw, Michigan. Known professionally as Stevie Wonder, his 1976 album "Songs In The Key Of Life" will be mentioned in the text of Eric Church's 2016 country hit "Record Year"
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