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    • May 14, 1952
    Tex Ritter records the theme song to "High Noon" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood Avenue
    May 15, 1952
    Woody Guthrie attacks his wife at home in Manhattan with a pair of scissors. He does not hurt her, but police are called to the scene. The episode is an early sign of his illness, eventually diagnosed as Huntington's chorea
    May 15, 1952
    Eddy Arnold records "A Full Time Job" at Brown Brothers Studio in Nashville
    May 16, 1952
    One day after a domestic quarrel, Woody Guthrie checks into Kings County Hospital in New York to undergo an alcohol treatment program. He is suffering, however, not from alcoholism, but from a rare, undiagnosed disease, Huntington's chorea
    May 16, 1952
    Hank Williams performs at the Last Frontier, kicking off his first Las Vegas stint. Williams is booked for two weeks, though he ultimately plays just one week
    May 17, 1952
    Johnny Horton debuts on "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport
    May 17, 1952
    Guitarist Pat Flynn is born in Los Angeles, California. He joins the progressive New Grass Revival in 1981, eventually becoming a studio musician and playing on hits by Lee Ann Womack, Kathy Mattea, George Strait and Conway Twitty, among others
    May 18, 1952
    George Strait is born in Poteet, Texas. The authentic cowboy becomes a voice for traditional country beginning in 1981, accruing more than 25 gold albums and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    May 19, 1952
    Hank Snow records "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" during an evening session in Nashville
    May 20, 1952
    Burl Ives voluntarily testifies before a congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C., as the entertainment industry comes under political scrutiny for Communist ties. Ives denies any connection to the party
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