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    • Nov 9, 1910
    Fiddler Arnim LeRoy Fox is born in Graysville, Tennessee. Known as Curly Fox, he pairs with Texas Ruby to create one of the top husband-and-wife musical teams of the 1930s and '40s
    Sep 24, 1932
    Zeke Clements, fiddler Curly Fox and the father-son duo Asher Sizemore and Little Jimmy all make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
    Jul 1, 1939
    Curly Fox marries Texas Ruby in Marion, Arkansas. Members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, they rejoin in 1962
    Feb 15, 1945
    Texas Ruby and Curly Fox record "Don't Let That Man Get You Down" in Chicago. The song is ranked among country's 500 greatest all-time singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 31, 1945
    Columbia releases the Texas Ruby and Curly Fox duet "Don't Let That Man Get You Down." The performance is listed among country's 500 greatest all-time singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 3, 1947
    Ernest Tubb's Record Shop opens at 720 Commerce Street in Nashville. The event draws a number of artists, including Eddy Arnold, Clyde Moody, Johnny Bond, Lew Childre and Curly Fox & Texas Ruby
    Dec 29, 1966
    "Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar" debuts in movie theaters with Minnie Pearl, Sonny James, Lefty Frizzell, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Connie Smith, Billy Walker, Curly Fox, Dottie West, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Bill Monroe and Little Jimmy Dickens
    Oct 11, 1989
    The Country Music Hall Of Fame's Walkway of Stars adds Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Billy Joe Royal, Irlene Mandrell, Lacy J. Dalton, Ralph Sloan, Curly Fox & Texas Ruby and The Desert Rose Band
    Nov 10, 1995
    Fiddler Curly Fox dies at the Rhea County Medical Center in Graysville, Tennessee. He joined Texas Ruby to form one of country's most successful husband-and-wife teams in the mid-20th century, prior to her death in a trailer fire in 1963
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Tex Ritter makes the list with "Jingle Jangle Jingle." Curly Fox & Texas Ruby appear with "Don't Let That Man Get You Down"
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