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May 1, 1938
Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel files paperwork to run for Texas governor. The founder of The Light Crust Doughboys, which introduced such western swing figures as Bob Wills and Milton Brown, O'Daniel wins the election in 1938 and again in 1940
May 5, 1938
Roni Stoneman, of The Stonemans, is born in Washington, D.C. The group, led by father Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, wins the Country Music Association's 1967 Vocal Group of the Year honor, although the banjo-playing Roni is better known for her comedic roles on "Hee Haw"
May 9, 1938
Songwriter Rex Gosdin is born in Woodland, Alabama. The younger brother of Vern Gosdin, he writes Leon Everette's 1982 hit "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair"
May 10, 1938
Ken Carson, a future member of The Sons Of The Pioneers, sets off from Los Angeles on horseback with his group, The Ranch Boys. The musicians ride all the way to New York on their trusty steeds in a successful publicity stunt
May 11, 1938
Woody Guthrie begins writing a column, "Woody Sez," for a Los Angeles-based Communist paper, People's World. Guthrie goes on to become an influential 20th century singer/songwriter, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
May 12, 1938
Charles Starrett and The Sons Of The Pioneers work for a rancher who's attacked by outlaws in the debut of the western movie "Law Of The Plains"
May 13, 1938
Ray Whitley appears in "Gun Law," a B-western that includes a barroom sing-along on Stephen Foster's "O! Susanna"
May 15, 1938
Pop vocalist Lenny Welch is born in Asbury Park, New Jersey. His career peaks with the 1963 recording "Since I Fell For You," subsequently remade for the country audience in 1975 by Charlie Rich
May 17, 1938
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys arrive in Los Angeles from Nashville, ready to begin filming their first movie appearance in the Gene Autry picture "Gold Mine In The Sky"
May 19, 1938
Session guitarist, producer and recording engineer Chip Young is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He produces Billy Swan's "I Can Help" and The Gatlin Brothers' "She Used To Be Somebody's Baby," and plays on records by Elvis Presley and Conway Twitty
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