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    • May 13, 1950
    Mother Maybelle Carter and The Carter Sisters join the Grand Ole Opry
    May 17, 1950
    Stuart Hamblen writes "Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)" on his way to the recording studio in Los Angeles, spurred by a parting comment from his wife. He records both that song and his country-gospel hit, "It's No Secret"
    May 18, 1950

    Songwriter Tom Shapiro is born in Kansas City, Missouri. Among more than 50 hits, he authors Brooks & Dunn's "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," Neal McCoy's "Wink," Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt" and George Strait's "Living And Living Well"

    May 19, 1950
    Johnny Cash performs "The Whiffenpoof Song" at his high school graduation ceremony in Dyess, Arkansas
    May 19, 1950
    Gene Autry defends his ranch from rustlers in the debuting movie "Cow Town." Longtime associate Frankie Marvin is a ranch hand in the picture
    May 19, 1950
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "Why Don't You Love Me"
    May 22, 1950
    Stuart Hamblen makes his final appearance as a singing cowboy as "The Savage Horde" debuts in theaters
    May 22, 1950
    Bernie Taupin is born in Lincolnshire, England. As Elton John's primary co-writer, his songs are the focus of a 2018 Top 10 country album, "Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin." He also writes the Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack hit "Mendocino County Line"
    May 23, 1950
    Linda Thompson, Elvis Presley's future girlfriend, is born in Memphis, Tennessee. She becomes a regular on "Hee Haw" for 15 years, beginning in 1977
    May 25, 1950
    Wesley & Marilyn Tuttle have twins, Wesley Leroy Tuttle Jr. and Leslie Ann Tuttle
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