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    • Aug 14, 1943
    Gordon Jenkins records "Crescent City Blues." The song's melody and lyrics will later form the framework for Johnny Cash to write "Folsom Prison Blues"
    Aug 19, 1943
    Decca releases Floyd Tillman's "They Took The Stars Out Of Heaven"
    Sep 27, 1943
    Bing Crosby records "Pistol Packin' Mama" with The Andrews Sisters during an evening session in Hollywood
    Oct 4, 1943
    Louis Jordan records "Ration Blues," "Deacon Jones" and "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)." All three titles appear on early versions of the Billboard country charts
    Oct 9, 1943
    James Petrillo, the president of the American Federation of Musicians, approves agreements with Capitol and Decca Records, ending a one-year recording ban for those companies. Musicians are still not allowed to record for other labels
    Oct 21, 1943
    Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Pistol Packin' Mama," which becomes a hit in both pop and country music
    Nov 25, 1943
    Decca releases Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five's double-sided hit: "Ration Blues" backed with "Deacon Jones." Both titles appear on the Billboard folk list, a predecessor to the country charts
    Dec 2, 1943
    Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "Try Me One More Time"
    Dec 27, 1943
    Jimmy Wakely records "I'm Sending You Red Roses"
    Jan 8, 1944
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters share the #1 position on the inaugural Billboard country singles chart with "Pistol Packin' Mama"
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