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Dec 1, 1942
Bass player Casey Van Beek is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He joins The Tractors, who combine multiple influences in the hit "Baby Likes To Rock It" in 1994. They become the first country act to gain a gold album without ever touring
Dec 1, 1940
James Uzzell is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He's a founding member of the R&B vocal group The Corsairs, whose 1961 hit "Smoky Places" gets remade for the country audience in 1969 by Billy Walker
Dec 1, 1937
The Charles Starrett western "Outlaws Of The Prairie" debuts in theaters. It's the first movie to feature The Sons Of The Pioneers after the departure of Roy Rogers, who's replaced by Pat Brady
Dec 1, 1937
Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' single "The One Rose" backed with "Yodeling My Way Back Home"
Dec 1, 1934
Gene Autry makes his second motion picture appearance, with a bit role behind Ken Maynard in "Mystery Mountain." Also on screen: Smiley Burnette
Dec 1, 1931
Gene Autry begins a stint on WLS Radio in Chicago, with his own show "Conqueror Record Time." He remains with the station three years before moving to California
Dec 1, 1931
Singer/comedian Jim Nesbitt is born in Bishopville, South Carolina. He earns several novelty hits in the early-1960s, including "Please Mr. Kennedy," with a melody borrowed from "The Ballad Of Davey Crockett"; and his only Top 10 single, "Looking For More In '64"
Dec 1, 1928
"Blue Skies" songwriter Irving Berlin and his wife, Ellin, have a son, Irving Berlin Jr. "Blue Skies" is destined to become a country hit 50 years later for Willie Nelson
Dec 1, 1919
Slim Willet is born in Victor, Texas. He writes "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," which becomes his only hit in 1952, alongside concurrent hit versions by Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red Foley
Dec 1, 1915
Gabe Tucker is born in Pierce, Kentucky. He plays bass and trumpet during Eddy Arnold's first recording session in 1944, which yields the country hit "Each Minute Seems A Million Years"
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