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    • Dec 6, 1936
    Bluebird releases Ernest Tubb's first single, "The Passing Of Jimmie Rodgers" backed with "The Last Thoughts Of Jimmie Rodgers"
    Dec 6, 1933
    Songwriter Carl Montgomery is born. He authors "Six Days On The Road," a hit for Dave Dudley and for Sawyer Brown
    Dec 6, 1933
    The Delmore Brothers record "Brown's Ferry Blues" and "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" in Chicago
    Dec 6, 1929
    Jimmie Rodgers begins a two-night stand at the City Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina, a homecoming of sorts for the performer. It's his first show in the city since he made his radio debut on Asheville's WWNC two years prior. Top tickets cost $1
    Dec 6, 1925
    Harmonica player DeFord Bailey--destined to be a Grand Ole Opry star--makes what's believed to be his first appearance on the radio, playing "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" in a talent contest on Nashville's WDAD. Bailey takes second prize
    Dec 6, 1916
    Record producer Hugo Peretti is born in New York City. With Luigi Creatore, he writes Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" and produces hits for The Stylistics, Sam Cooke and The Isley Brothers, plus the Jimmie Rodgers crossover hit "Honeycomb"
    Dec 6, 1903
    Fiddler Hugh Farr is born in Llano, Texas. He joins the Sons Of The Pioneers, a western harmony act that enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 on the strength of the classics "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water"
    Dec 6, 1896
    Pop lyricist Ira Gershwin is born in New York City. His successes include "I Got Rhythm," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "A Foggy Day," which Willie Nelson remakes with Frank Sinatra on the 1994 album "Duets II"
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