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    • May 4, 1902
    Al Dexter is born in Troup, Texas. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings, his million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama" becomes a country classic, making him one of country's biggest stars of the 1940s
    Nov 28, 1936
    Al Dexter records his first single, "Honky-Tonk Blues," in San Antonio
    Mar 18, 1942
    Al Dexter & His Troopers record "Too Late To Worry," "Rosalita" and "So Long Pal" at the Columbia Studios in Hollywood
    Mar 20, 1942
    Al Dexter records "Pistol Packin' Mama" and "I'll Wait For You Dear" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Hollywood
    Mar 21, 1942
    Al Dexter & His Troopers record "Guitar Polka" and "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Los Angeles
    Feb 5, 1944
    Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama" shoots to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Feb 11, 1944
    Texas Jim Lewis And His Lone Star Cowboys record a cover of Al Dexter's "Too Late To Worry Too Blue To Cry"
    Feb 12, 1944
    The Saturday Evening Post examines country music's popularity in an article titled "Hillbilly Boom." In the story, producer Art Satherley is credited with finding the music in "the bayous, canebrakes and hills" and presenting it "twangin' and sobbin' to 25 million addicts." The piece highlights Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"
    Mar 11, 1944
    Al Dexter's "Rosalita" tops the Billboard country singles chart
    Mar 25, 1944
    Al Dexter's "So Long Pal" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
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