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    • Jan 26, 1953
    Joe & Rose Lee Maphis sign with Columbia Records
    Jan 26, 1953
    Lucinda Williams is born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her laidback snapshots of Southern life make her a significant figure in the alt.country movement. She also writes Mary Chapin Carpenter's mainstream-country hit "Passionate Kisses"
    Jan 26, 1951
    Hank Snow records "Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" and "Bluebird Island" with Anita Carter during the evening at Nashville's Brown Radio Productions
    Jan 26, 1948
    Les Paul and Mary Ford are injured when their car slides down a 20-foot embankment after skidding on icy Route 66 near Davenport, Oklahoma. She fractures her pelvis, while Paul suffers a broken nose and broken right arm. He also contracts pneumonia as they wait eight hours in the snow before they are discovered
    Jan 26, 1947
    Hank Williams writes "I Saw The Light"
    Jan 26, 1946
    Hank Williams returns to on-air duties at WSFA Radio in Montgomery, Alabama, where he had played five years before. He becomes a major attraction for the station
    Jan 26, 1945
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Smoke On The Water," "Stay A Little Longer," "Hang Your Head In Shame," "Texas Playboy Rag," "You Don't Care What Happens To Me" and "Roly-Poly" in Hollywood
    Jan 26, 1942
    Dave Rowland is born in Los Angeles. He backs Elvis Presley as a member of The Stamps Quartet and eventually forms a gospel-influenced trio, Dave & Sugar, surrounding himself with two female singers and hitting chart paydirt from 1976-1981
    Jan 26, 1940
    The Hopalong Cassidy movie "Santa Fe Marshal" appears in theaters, with "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven" songwriter Eddie Dean included in the cast
    Jan 26, 1935
    The comedy duo Sarie & Sally makes its Grand Ole Opry debut
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