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    • Oct 2, 1927
    Leon Rausch is born in Springfield, Missouri. He becomes one of the most significant vocalists in western swing, working in several stints with Bob Wills and recording his own solo version of "Milk Cow Blues"
    Oct 30, 1928
    Steel guitarist Billy Bowman is born in Johnson City, Tennessee. As a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1950-1957, he plays on the classic "Faded Love"
    Jan 19, 1929
    Emmett Miller records "Right Or Wrong" in a New York City studio. The song will become a western swing standard for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and a 1984 country hit for George Strait
    Nov 1, 1929
    Bob Wills holds his first recording session, playing "Gulf Coast Blues" and "Wills Breakdown" with guitarist Herman Arnspiger in Dallas
    Nov 24, 1931
    Guitarist Tommy Allsup is born in Owasso, Oklahoma. A member of Asleep At The Wheel, The Texas Playboys and Buddy Holly's Crickets, he plays on hits by John Anderson, George Jones, Tanya Tucker and Kenny Rogers, among others
    Feb 9, 1932
    The Fort Worth Doughboys record "Sunbonnet Sue" at Dallas' Jefferson Hotel. It's the only instance in which western swing pioneers Milton Brown and Bob Wills record together. In attendance, though not on the record: Jimmie Davis and Jimmie Rodgers
    Feb 22, 1932
    Fort Worth Doughboys guitarist Derwood Brown marries Opal Grace Towery
    Sep 7, 1932
    With a power play dividing group members Milton Brown and Bob Wills, Brown quits The Light Crust Doughboys
    Sep 19, 1932
    Having left The Light Crust Doughboys, Milton Brown's Musical Brownies are listed for the first time in The Fort Worth Press with a performance on KTAT Radio
    Sep 21, 1932
    After auditioning 67 singers in a two-week period, Bob Wills hires Tommy Duncan to replace Milton Brown as the lead vocalist for The Light Crust Doughboys on the basis of Duncan's performance of "I Ain't Got Nobody"



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