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Dec 5, 1940
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" rides again: Six years after introducing the song, The Sons Of The Pioneers resurrect "Tumbleweeds" in the debut of another Charles Starrett western, "Thundering Frontier"
Dec 5, 1940
Roy Rogers plays a doctor from the East as "The Border Legion" hits the big screen, with additional appearances by Gabby Hayes, Spade Cooley and Trigger
Dec 5, 1939
Songwriter Frank Dycus is born in Hardmoney, Kentucky. He writes the George Strait hits "Unwound" and "Marina Del Rey," Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get A Life," and the George Jones single "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," among others
Dec 5, 1938
Singer/songwriter/guitarist J.J. Cale is born in Oklahoma City. The author of Eric Clapton's rock classics "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," he also pens Waylon Jennings' 1980 country hit "Clyde"
Dec 5, 1932
R&B singer Richard Penniman is born in Macon, Georgia. As Little Richard, he gains a Country Music Association nomination after appearing on the 1994 album "Rhythm Country & Blues." Two of his songs are remade in country: "Slippin' And Slidin'," by Billy "Crash" Craddock; and "Lucille," by Waylon Jennings
Dec 5, 1930
Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "Pistol Packin' Papa" and "Those Gambler's Blues"
Dec 5, 1926
WSM Radio, the home of the Grand Ole Opry, goes off the air through the end of the year to upgrade its signal, from 1,000 watts to 5,000
Dec 5, 1922
Songwriter Don Robertson is born in Peking, China. His credits include: Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me I'm Falling," Hank Snow's "I Don't Hurt Anymore" and Eddy Arnold's "I Really Don't Want To Know"
Dec 5, 1901
Ray Whitley is born near Atlanta, Georgia. A silver screen cowboy, manager and performer, he writes Gene Autry's signature song "Back In The Saddle Again"
Dec 5, 1901
Walt Disney is born in Chicago. The entertainment mogul, creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland, builds a huge conglomerate which yields the Lyric Street label in the 1990s. The company develops hits for Aaron Tippin, Rascal Flatts and SHeDAISY
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