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    • May 25, 1928
    Bob Nolan graduates from Tucson High School in Arizona. He writes "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Jul 7, 1928
    Bob Nolan, destined to membership in The Sons Of The Pioneers, marries Pearl Fields in Tucson, Arizona
    Jan 13, 1929
    Wild West hero Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles. His legacy is recalled in the 1980 Ed Bruce country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Sep 8, 1929
    The black-and-white film "The Wagon Master" debuts. Starring Ken Maynard, the picture introduces "The Lone Star Trail," a song Maynard remakes the following year. The single appears in the 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Oct 9, 1929
    Gene Autry holds his first recording session, for Victor Records, in New York, with background singer Johnny Marvin yodeling
    Apr 14, 1930
    Silver-screen cowboy Ken Maynard records "The Lone Star Trail" in California. The song will appear on the influential 1952 Smithsonian compilation "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Jun 10, 1930
    The Bob Steele western "Near The Rainbow's End" debuts in movie theaters. It's the first of several pictures to feature "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," a 1947 country hit for pop singer Eddy Howard
    Sep 30, 1931
    An ad in The Los Angeles Herald seeks a yodeler for an "old-time act." Lifeguard Bob Nolan responds, landing a spot in what becomes The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Oct 29, 1931
    Gene Autry & Jimmy Long record "That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine" in New York
    Dec 1, 1931
    Gene Autry begins a stint on WLS Radio in Chicago, with his own show "Conqueror Record Time." He remains with the station three years before moving to California



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