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    • Feb 16, 1914
    Jimmy Wakely is born in Mineola, Arkansas. He introduces the cheatin' song to country music, with his 1948 recordings "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart" and "Slipping Around," which pairs him with pop singer Margaret Whiting
    Dec 13, 1935
    Jimmy Wakely marries Dora Inez Miser
    Nov 15, 1937
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette star in the debut of "Springtime In The Rockies," with Autry playing an arbitrator between cattle ranchers and a female sheep rancher. Also appearing: Jimmy Wakely, Frankie Marvin and Stuart Hamblen
    Nov 22, 1939
    Republic Pictures' "Saga Of Death Valley" opens in movie theaters. Starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Doris Day, it also features Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Bond, making his celluloid debut
    Apr 22, 1940
    Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Bond lend musical support to Gene Autry when the cowboy makes an appearance on WKY Radio in Okemah, Oklahoma, promoting his movie "Rancho Grande." Autry eventually invites the two musicians to become regulars on his national radio show
    May 31, 1940
    Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely leave Oklahoma City, bound for California, where they hope to make western movies
    Jun 4, 1940
    Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely arrive in Los Angeles, encouraged by Gene Autry to leave Oklahoma for careers as western singers and actors
    Aug 16, 1940
    "The Tulsa Kid" appears in movie theaters, with music provided by Jimmy Wakely & His Roughriders, including Johnny Bond
    Oct 7, 1940
    Monogram Pictures releases the western "Trailing Double Trouble," with Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely appearing on the soundtrack
    Nov 22, 1940
    The Republic picture "Texas Terrors" appears in theaters, featuring music by Jimmy Wakely & His Roughriders, including Johnny Bond
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