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Aug 9, 1953
"Old American Barndance" airs on TV's Dumas network for the last time, after just six weeks in its Sunday night time slot. Tennessee Ernie Ford and Pee Wee King are regulars on the program
Aug 9, 1953
After an association with Columbia Records, The Stanley Brothers hold their first recording session in a five-year deal with Mercury
Aug 10, 1953
Decca releases Kitty Wells' "Hey Joe"
Aug 14, 1953
Patti Page makes the cover of TV Guide
Aug 14, 1953
Ernest Tubb records "Divorce Granted" during an afternoon session at the Castle Studio in Nashville
Aug 15, 1953
Lula Grace Wood is officially divorced from Mearle Wood. Seven years later, she is destined to score her first hit record under the name Jan Howard
Aug 17, 1953
Red Foley's wife, Sally Sweet Foley, checks into the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. The hospital declines to specify her ailment, saying she is being treated for a "nerve condition"
Aug 17, 1953
Songwriter and guitarist Eddie Hill has a son, Gary Wayne Hill
Aug 20, 1953
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky record "Forgive Me, John" during an afternoon session at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
Aug 22, 1953
Carl Smith hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Hey Joe!"
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