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    • Dec 15, 1945
    Lonnie Wilson, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, ends his enlistment with the U.S. Navy. He worked as a radar technician in the South Pacific during World War II
    Dec 17, 1945
    Eddy Arnold has a daughter, Jo Ann
    Dec 19, 1945
    John McEuen is born in Oakland, California. The multi-instrumentalist joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1968, remaining with the group through its shift from folk and pop into country music in the 1980s
    Dec 20, 1945
    Charles Starrett is the Durango Kid as the movie "Texas Panhandle" debuts. Spade Cooley does "Take Me Back To Tulsa" with his band, including Tex Williams, Joaquin Murphey, "Muddy" Berry, Deuce Spriggins, Smokey Rogers and Paul Featherstone
    Dec 20, 1945
    Drummer Peter Criss is born in New York. He joins Kiss, a hard-rock band known for its theatrical presentation. The group inspires Garth Brooks, who records his version of their song "Hard Luck Woman" for the Kiss tribute album "Kiss My Ass"
    Dec 21, 1945
    Danny Dill and Annie Lou Dill are married the year before they become a regular act on the Grand Ole Opry. He goes on to become a major songwriter, authoring such hits as "Detroit City" and "The Long Black Veil"
    Dec 21, 1945
    Woody Guthrie, stationed in Las Vegas, is discharged from the Army, just months after his song "Oklahoma Hills" became a hit for his cousin, Jack Guthrie
    Dec 24, 1945
    Columbia releases Al Dexter's double-sided hit, "Guitar Polka" backed by "Honey Do You Think It's Wrong"
    Dec 27, 1945
    The movie "Johnny Angel" opens in theaters, with an acting role for "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael
    Dec 29, 1945
    The Maddox Brothers & Rose return to the air on KGDM in Stockton, California, for the first time since the draft broke up the band
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