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  • Nov 17, 1938
    Gordon Lightfoot is born in Orillia, Ontario. The pop singer/songwriter crosses into the country charts with his million-selling 1974 single "Sundown," and writes Marty Robbins' "Ribbon Of Darkness" and George Hamilton IV's "Early Morning Rain"
    Nov 19, 1938
    Pop songwriter and producer Jerry Fuller is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He writes Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Lady Willpower," eventually co-producing Collin Raye's debut album in 1991
    Nov 23, 1938
    The western "Come On, Rangers" debuts in theaters with Roy Rogers leading a battle against corruption in the Old West
    Nov 28, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "San Antonio Rose" and "Whoa Babe" in Dallas
    Nov 29, 1938
    Decca releases Jimmie Davis' "It Makes No Difference Now"
    Nov 29, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Ida Red" and "Liza Pull Down The Shades" in Dallas, Texas. In addition to becoming a western swing classic, "Ida Red" inspires Chuck Berry to write "Maybellene"
    Nov 30, 1938
    The Light Crust Doughboys record the suggestive "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy" in Dallas. It's ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

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