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Feb 3, 1949
Slim Whitman holds his first recording session, for RCA, at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. His backing band includes Homer & Jethro
Jun 3, 1949
Ernest Tubb marries Olene Adams Carter, his second wife, in Rossville, Georgia
Dec 11, 1949
Fiddlin' John Carson dies of cancer at home in Atlanta, Georgia, with a fiddle in his hands. He was the first country artist to sell a major volume of records following his first recording session, in 1923
Dec 13, 1949
Country recording pioneer Fiddlin' John Carson is eulogized at East Side Baptist Church in Atlanta, with governor Herman Talmadge serving as an honorary pallbearer
Feb 18, 1950
"The WSB Barn Dance" airs for the last time in Atlanta
May 9, 1950
Fiddler Randy Howard is born in Macon, Georgia. He records with the likes of Chet Atkins, George Jones, Kenny Chesney and BlackHawk
Jan 15, 1951
"TV Ranch" debuts on WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. The program provides a launching pad for Brenda Lee
Oct 16, 1951
Little Richard holds his first recording session, at WGST Radio in Atlanta, Georgia. He goes on to write two songs that become country hits: Waylon Jennings' "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" and Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Slippin' And Slidin'"
Nov 5, 1951
Songwriter Archie Jordan is born in Augusta, Georgia. He writes the Ronnie Milsap ballads "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World" and "It Was Almost Like A Song," plus hits for Sylvia, Charlie Rich and Barbara Mandrell
Jun 5, 1952
A grand jury in Macon, Georgia, indicts Frank Tanner for the murder of Bud Penniman, the father of Little Richard, in February. The case is later dismissed. Little Richard writes the country hit "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
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