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Nov 8, 1938
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel is elected governor of Texas. O'Daniel founded The Light Crust Doughboys, a western swing band that represented a Fort Worth flour mill. The band helped establish Milton Brown and Bob Wills
Nov 19, 1938
Pop songwriter and producer Jerry Fuller is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He writes Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Lady Willpower," eventually co-producing Collin Raye's debut album in 1991
Nov 28, 1938
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "San Antonio Rose" and "Whoa Babe" in Dallas
Nov 29, 1938
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Ida Red" and "Liza Pull Down The Shades" in Dallas, Texas. In addition to becoming a western swing classic, "Ida Red" inspires Chuck Berry to write "Maybellene"
Nov 30, 1938
The Light Crust Doughboys record the suggestive "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy" in Dallas. It's ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Dec 4, 1938
Songwriter Gene Thomas is born in Palestine, Texas. Thomas' "Rings Of Gold" becomes a 1969 hit for Don Gibson & Dottie West
Jan 24, 1939
Songwriter Bill Dees is born in Borger, Texas. He co-writes Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman," remade as a country hit in 1970 by Arlene Harden, who retitles it "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)"
Jan 27, 1939
Piano player Joe Eddie Gough is born in Galveston, Texas. He joins Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band, appearing on such hits as "Memories To Burn," "Got No Reason Now For Goin' Home" and "You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without"
Feb 20, 1939
Sara Carter, of The Carter Family, marries Coy Bayes, a cousin of her ex-husband A.P. Carter, in Brackettville, Texas
Mar 11, 1939
Songwriter Susanna Talley is born in Atlanta, Texas. After marrying Guy Clark, she is known professionally as Susanna Clark, painting the cover for Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album and writing Kathy Mattea's "Come From The Heart" and Emmylou Harris' "Easy From Now On"
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