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  • Jun 1, 1949
    Songwriter Wayne Perry is born in Hamilton, Ohio. Among his credits are Lorrie Morgan's "What Part Of No," Collin Raye's "Every Second" and Tim McGraw's "Not A Moment Too Soon"
    Jun 2, 1949
    Ronnie Jones is born in Ada, Oklahoma. He assumes the stage name Anthony Armstrong Jones, picking up a 1970 country hit with his remake of R.B. Greaves' "Take A Letter Maria"
    Jun 3, 1949
    Pete Seeger and Lee Hays perform "If I Had A Hammer" publicly for the first time at St. Nicholas in New York. A 1972 version of the song by Johnny Cash & June Carter will receive a Grammy nomination
    Jun 3, 1949
    Eighth-grader Elvis Presley receives his first report card since the family moved to Memphis. He gets only a "C" in music
    Jun 3, 1949
    Ernest Tubb marries Olene Adams Carter, his second wife, in Rossville, Georgia
    Jun 3, 1949
    Hank Williams makes his last appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, leaving the radio show to join the Grand Ole Opry. Red Sovine takes his place
    Jun 5, 1949
    "The Blazing Trail," starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette, debuts, with Hank Penny appearing as a musical cowboy
    Jun 6, 1949
    Decca releases Red Foley's "Two Cents, Three Eggs And A Postcard"
    Jun 6, 1949
    Pee Wee King records "Tennessee Polka" at RCA Studio A in Chicago
    Jun 9, 1949
    The comedy "Neptune's Daughter" appears in U.S. movie theaters. Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban perform "Baby, It's Cold Outside." A parody of the song has already been recorded by Homer & Jethro with June Carter

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