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    • Dec 8, 1960
    A day after he started the Angels baseball team, singer/actor Gene Autry signs his first player, 38-year-old catcher Del Rice, at St. Louis' Park Plaza Hotel
    Dec 8, 1959
    Marty Raybon is born in Greenville, Alabama. As the lead singer for Shenandoah, he puts an identifiable stamp on "Two Dozen Roses," "The Church On Cumberland Road" and "If Bubba Can Dance"
    Dec 8, 1958
    The Country Music Association hires its first employee, secretary Jo Walker-Meador, in Nashville. She later ascends to executive director, ultimately joining the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 8, 1957
    Guitarist Phil Collen is born in London. He joins the rock band Def Leppard in 1982, co-writing the signature hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me." It will be referenced in Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"
    Dec 8, 1957
    The Platters perform "Only You (And You Alone)" from New York on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song is destined to become a country hit for Reba McEntire
    Dec 8, 1956
    Rockabilly musician Dave Rich joins "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport
    Dec 8, 1955
    Bass player Nathan East is born in Philadelphia. He appears on pop and R&B hits by the likes of Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston, as well as the Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton country hit, "We've Got Tonight"
    Dec 8, 1952
    Jimmy Boyd sings "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in an installment of "The Perry Como Show" on CBS
    Dec 8, 1950
    Moon Mullican records "Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena)" in Cincinnati
    Dec 8, 1947
    Al Dexter and his Troopers record "Rock And Rye Rag"
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