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Jul 4, 1942
Gene Autry performs at Chicago's Soldier Field, his last concert appearance for three years, thanks to his voluntary enlistment in the U.S. Army
Jul 5, 1942
While in Chicago, Gene Autry signs up for duty with the U.S. Army
Jul 13, 1942
Roger McGuinn is born in Chicago. A primary member of the country-rock band The Byrds, McGuinn joins ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the 1989 hit "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
Aug 24, 1942
Baritone singer Marshall Thompson is born in Chicago. As a member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites, he takes part in the 1972 R&B hit "Oh Girl," interpreted as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
May 4, 1944
Red Foley records "Hang Your Head In Shame" in Chicago
Oct 29, 1944
Billy Grammer marries Ruth Burzynsky at a Baptist church in Rend City, Illinois
Oct 31, 1944
Kinky Friedman is born in Chicago. His irreverent career outside the mainstream yields the controversial "Ride 'Em Jewboy," "Get Your Biscuits In The Oven (And Your Buns In The Bed)" and "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore"
Nov 8, 1944
Bonnie Bramlett is born in Acton, Illinois. As one-half of Delaney & Bonnie, she sings on the 1971 pop hit "Never Ending Song Of Love," remade in country music the same year by Dickey Lee. She also joins Earl Scruggs on a 1975 anniversary album
Nov 27, 1944
The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company launches the USS LST-855 from Seneca, Illinois. Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's future guitarist, serves on the ship in Tsingtao, China, during the 1940s
Dec 14, 1944
"Rocky Top" songwriter Boudleaux Bryant joins the Musicians Union in Chicago
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