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Jul 4, 1941
Pop singer/songwriter Dick Addrisi is born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He forms The Addrisi Brothers with sibling Don, and the pair writes The Association's "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin turns the song into a country hit in 1978
Jul 15, 1941
Gene Autry stars as "Sunset In Wyoming" debuts in movie theaters. Smiley Burnette and Autry's horse, Champion, make their usual appearances, along with Frankie Marvin and Eddie Dean
Jul 18, 1941
Western singer Ray Whitley stars in the 15-minute black-and-white clip "The Musical Bandit," with support from steel player Frankie Marvin
Jul 24, 1941
Teenage Chet Atkins picks up his first radio job, at Columbus' WRBL in Georgia
Jul 24, 1941
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record four Cindy Walker songs, including "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dusty Skies," in Hollywood
Jul 26, 1941
Bobby Hebb, celebrating his third birthday, gives his first public performance at the Bijou Theatre in Nashville. He will record a version of "Night Train To Memphis" that will be considered one of the 500 greatest country singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 30, 1941
The Crash Corrigan western "Fugitive Valley" debuts in theaters with an appearance by singer/songwriter/guitarist/Los Angeles radio personality Doye O'Dell
Jul 30, 1941
Paul Anka is born in Ottawa, Ontario. The 1950s teen idol earns several country hits as a songwriter, including Elvis Presley's "My Way," Sunday Sharpe's "I'm Having Your Baby" and Donna Fargo's "Do I Love You (Yes In Every Way)"
Jul 31, 1941
Ella Fitzgerald records "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street" in Los Angeles. It becomes her only performance to appear on Billboard's folk chart, a predecessor of the country list
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