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    • Oct 31, 1934
    At a Halloween party in Halifax, Hank Snow meets his future wife, Minnie Aalders
    Apr 9, 1935
    Hank Snow writes a letter to RCA Records in Montreal, asking to record for the label. RCA's response is intended to discourage him, but leaves the door slightly open: "Unless you have original numbers it is very unlikely that we would be interested"
    Jul 18, 1935
    Singer/songwriter Dallas Harms is born in Jansen, Saskatchewan. He authors a trio of Gene Watson country hits: "Paper Rose," "The Old Man And His Horn" and "Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time"
    Sep 2, 1935
    Hank Snow marries Minnie Blanche Aalders in Fairview, Canada
    Jan 28, 1936
    Pop balladeer Jack Scott is born in Windsor, Ontario. His self-penned 1960 hit "What In The World's Come Over You" finds new life in country music 15 years later, in the hands of Sonny James
    Feb 6, 1936
    Hank and Minnie Snow have their only son, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, named for Dad's musical hero. The boy begins a recording career during the 1950s, but shifts into the role of an evangelist
    Oct 10, 1936
    Hank Snow holds his first recording session, upstairs in a vacant church in Montreal. The two songs he records that day, "Prisoned Cowboy" and "Lonesome Blue Yodel," become his first single. His first royalty check: $1.96
    Oct 11, 1936
    Hank Snow signs his first recording contract with the Canadian division of RCA
    Jan 22, 1937
    Guitarist Al Bruno is born in Sudbury, Ontario. An 11-time winner of the Academy of Country Music's Top Guitarist honor, he plays on hits by Buck Owens, Charlie Rich and Bobbie Gentry
    Mar 20, 1937
    Tommy Hunter is born in London, Ontario. The TV personality hosts a Canadian program that provides large exposure to country music north of the U.S. border, "The Tommy Hunter Show"
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