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    • Jun 21, 1915
    Georgia's governor commutes Leo Frank's sentence from the death penalty to life in prison. Frank had been sentenced for a murder that led Fiddlin' John Carson to write "Little Mary Phagan." Carson joins protests at the governor's mansion in Atlanta
    Jan 9, 1923
    Fiddler Henry Gilliland performs at the inauguration of Oklahoma governor John Walton, a massive outdoor barbecue in Oklahoma City
    Sep 22, 1928
    The Grand Ole Opry is cancelled for one night, as WSM airs a speech by Republican senator William Borah and a rebuttal by Democratic governor Alfred Smith
    Aug 4, 1934
    Country recording pioneer Fiddlin' John Carson performs as a warm-up for Georgia governor Gene Talmadge on the campaign trail in Dalton
    Aug 15, 1934
    Country recording pioneer Fiddlin' John Carson performs in Griffin, Georgia, in support of governor Gene Talmadge, campaigning for re-election
    Jan 16, 1935
    Nashville's Francis Craig leads his orchestra at the inaugural ball for Tennessee governor Hill McAlister. Craig goes on to write and record the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a 1977 country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
    Jul 4, 1936
    Governor Gene Talmadge announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in McRae, Georgia, with Fiddlin' John Carson playing to warm up the crowd
    Aug 5, 1936
    Governor Gene Talmadge, running for U.S. Senate, stumps in Monroe, Georgia, in his trademark red suspenders, with Fiddlin' John Carson providing musical entertainment. The same night, son Grady Carson shoots and kills his father-in-law
    Apr 12, 1938
    W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, who founded The Light Crust Doughboys, announces his candidacy for governor of Texas
    May 1, 1938
    Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel files paperwork to run for Texas governor. The founder of The Light Crust Doughboys, which introduced such western swing figures as Bob Wills and Milton Brown, O'Daniel wins the election in 1938 and again in 1940



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