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    • Dec 24, 1938
    The Wilburn Brothers make their professional debut, singing on a street corner in Thayer, Missouri, while their father collects $6.40 by passing a hat
    Aug 27, 1940
    Woody Guthrie signs a contract with CBS Radio to be a regular cast member for their network show, "Back Where I Come From." His pay is $150 weekly, but the show lasts only a few months
    Dec 31, 1942
    Ernest Tubb brings in the new year in Gadsden, Alabama, receiving $150, his highest pay at the time. He shares the bill with Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys, including Eddy Arnold
    Mar 4, 1943
    Bill and Carolyn Monroe buy a 44-acre farm on Dickerson Road in Nashville for the sum of $11,000
    Mar 4, 1943
    Bill and Carolyn Monroe buy a 44-acre farm on Dickerson Road in Nashville for the sum of $11,000
    Dec 31, 1943
    George Morgan gives his first public performance, taking home $5 in tips after singing in a restaurant
    Nov 7, 1944
    Roy Acuff loses $100 in a bet with Ernest Tubb when Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Thomas Dewey for president
    Dec 15, 1944
    Jim Reeves re-signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for approximately $100-a-month to pitch for their B-level farm team in Lynchburg, Virginia
    Aug 18, 1945
    Elvis Presley's father, Vernon Presley, makes a down payment of $200 for a home in East Tupelo, Mississippi
    Oct 3, 1945
    Ten-year-old Elvis Presley sings in public for the first time at a talent contest, taking second place with "Old Shep." He wins $5



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