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Jun 1, 1950
The movie "Hoedown" debuts with Eddy Arnold performing "Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)" and "Bouquet Of Roses." The Willis Brothers, working under the name The Oklahoma Wranglers, and Carolina Cotton are also featured
Jun 1, 1950
Rex Allen has his second starring role as a singing cowboy as "Hills Of Oklahoma" debuts in theaters
Jun 1, 1950
George Jones marries his first wife, Dorothy Bonvillion
Jun 5, 1950
Decca releases Red Foley's "Mississippi"
Jun 9, 1950
Pop songwriter Joe Burke dies of a heart attack in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The author of "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" and "Rambling Rose," he also wrote the 1925 hit "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight," destined to be a 1979 country duet for Deborah Allen and Jim Reeves
Jun 12, 1950
Gene Autry records "Frosty The Snow Man" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles
Jun 14, 1950
Hank Williams records "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" at the Castle Recording Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel. He also cuts an unissued version of "Honky Tonk Blues"
Jun 15, 1950
Lefty Frizzell signs a recording contract with Columbia Records. He gets a 1.5-cent royalty per record
Jun 16, 1950
The George Montgomery western "The Iroquois Trail" appears in theaters. The film includes a small part for former Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White, who died exactly six months prior
Jun 17, 1950
Hank Williams' "Why Don't You Love Me" reaches the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart
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