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    • Aug 13, 1948
    Elaine Tubb sues Ernest Tubb for divorce. She receives their home, custody of their two children and $200-a-month
    Aug 16, 1948
    Columbia releases Gene Autry's "Buttons And Bows"
    Aug 16, 1948
    Songwriter Danny Flowers is born in Henderson, North Carolina. He writes a trio of Don Williams hits: "Back In My Younger Days," "Senorita" and "Tulsa Time," also recorded by Eric Clapton
    Aug 20, 1948
    Rock singer Robert Plant is born in Birmingham, England. The vocalist for hard-rock pioneers Led Zeppelin, he joins Alison Krauss on a Grammy-winning Top 5 country album, 2007's "Raising Sand"
    Aug 22, 1948
    Jimmy Wakely performs Jimmie Rodgers' "For The Sake Of Days Gone By" in the debuting western "Silver Trails"
    Aug 23, 1948
    Bill Swindell is born. His son, Cole Swindell, becomes a country star, beginning with the 2013 hit "Chillin' It"
    Aug 23, 1948
    Rounder co-founder Marian Leighton-Levy is born in Harrington, Maine. The label specializes in acoustic music and earns its widest recognition as the recording home of Alison Krauss + Union Station
    Aug 29, 1948
    The Charlie Chan movie "The Golden Eye" appears in theaters with former Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White taking a secondary role
    Aug 30, 1948
    Roy Acuff begins a barnstorming campaign for governor in Crossville, Tennessee. Acuff ends all of his Saturday appearances by noon so he can be back in Nashville in time to appear on the Grand Ole Opry
    Aug 31, 1948
    Spade and Ella Mae Cooley have a son, Donnell Cooley Jr., at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California
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