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    • Aug 24, 1897
    Songwriter, producer and publisher Fred Rose is born in Evansville, Indiana. Along with Roy Acuff, Rose forms Acuff-Rose Publishing. He also writes "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," among many other country hits and movie titles
    Feb 11, 1918
    Publishing executive Wesley Rose is born in Chicago. The son of Acuff-Rose Music founder Fred Rose, he joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1986, after playing a role in the careers of The Everly Brothers, Hank Williams and Marty Robbins
    Jan 6, 1934
    Pop songwriter Fred Rose makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He later forms a major publishing house, Acuff-Rose Music, in Nashville
    Oct 4, 1940
    Singing cowboy Ray Whitley delivers a handful of songs he co-wrote with Fred Rose in the B-western "Wagon Train"
    Dec 6, 1940
    Singing cowboy Ray Whitley performs a series of songs he co-wrote with Fred Rose in the debut of "The Fargo Kid"
    Feb 7, 1941
    Singing cowboy Ray Whitley is jailed in the debut of "Along The Rio Grande," for which he co-wrote the title song with Fred Rose
    Apr 18, 1941
    Ray Whitley is a singing ranch hand with the debut of "Robbers Of The Range," featuring songs Whitley penned with Fred Rose
    Jun 13, 1941
    Ray Whitley and Lee "Lasses" White are sidekicks in the western musical "Cyclone On Horseback," featuring songs written by Fred Rose
    Aug 8, 1941
    Ray Whitley and Lee "Lasses" White star in the debut of the bandit-filled "Six-Gun Gold," featuring a title song written by Whitley and Fred Rose
    Oct 10, 1941
    Ray Whitley stars in the western movie "The Bandit Trail," with support from Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White and songwriter Fred Rose
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