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    • Dec 5, 1944
    Audrey Guy divorces her first husband, clearing the way for her marriage to Hank Williams 10 days later
    Oct 2, 1946
    Hank Cochran's parents are divorced. The boy grows up to be a significant songwriter, penning "I Fall To Pieces," "Ocean Front Property," "Make The World Go Away" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)"
    Mar 22, 1948
    Nat "King" Cole divorces his first wife, Nadine, who co-wrote "I Can't See For Lookin'." The song appeared four years earlier on Billboard's folk chart, an early version of its country hit list
    Apr 28, 1948
    Audrey Williams files for divorce from Hank Williams
    May 26, 1948
    Hank and Audrey Williams' first divorce is finalized
    Aug 13, 1948
    Elaine Tubb sues Ernest Tubb for divorce. She receives their home, custody of their two children and $200-a-month
    Aug 18, 1949
    Pop singer Margaret Whiting's divorce from CBS executive Hubbell Robinson is finalized in California. It comes as she's enjoying a string of country duets with Jimmy Wakely, including "Wedding Bells" and "Slipping Around"
    Mar 1, 1950
    Piano player Joe "Fingers" Carr is divorced from actress Janet Blair. She tells the judge her husband would rather stay at the golf course for hours on end than come home to her cooking
    Jul 23, 1951
    George Jones' first wife, Dorothy, files for divorce
    Nov 28, 1951
    Bessie Lee Mauldin is granted a divorce from Nelson Gann. She is already romantically involved with Bill Monroe, whose 1959 hit "Gotta Travel On" will feature her on bass



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