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Feb 8, 1956
Buddy Holley signs a recording contract with Decca Records, ignoring the misspelling of his last name, "Holly." He mentors Waylon Jennings, and one of his songs, "True Love Ways," becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
Feb 8, 1952
Rex Allen and Slim Pickens are called upon to help unravel a murder in the movie debut of "Colorado Sundown." Woodwind player Darol Rice also appears on-screen
Feb 8, 1952
Ray Price records "Talk To Your Heart" during the afternoon at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel. The performance is rejected, and the ultimate single--his first hit--is recorded six days later
Feb 8, 1951
Pop vocalist Mary McCreary is born in San Francisco, California. In 1975, she marries future country hitmaker Leon Russell
Feb 8, 1949
Merle Watson is born in Deep Gap, North Carolina. The son of Doc Watson, the banjo player and guitarist accompanies his father on folk, bluegrass and blues-inspired instrumental work
Feb 8, 1948
Speedy West receives a three-neck steel guitar from Downey, California, manufacturer Paul Bigsby. The guitar becomes a signature for West, who records numerous dazzling instrumentals with musical partner Jimmy Bryant
Feb 8, 1948
Dan Seals is born in McCamey, Texas. After establishing a pop career as one-half of England Dan & John Ford Coley, he becomes a consistent country presence in the 1980s, behind "Bop," "You Still Move Me" and "Big Wheels In The Moonlight"
Feb 8, 1947
Merle Travis spends the first of 14 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"
Feb 8, 1947
Good guy Jimmy Wakely is embroiled in a cattle feud in the debut of the western "Rainbow Over The Rockies." Wakely performs with sidekick Lee "Lasses" White and Wesley Tuttle & His Texas Stars
Feb 8, 1945
The western "Sing Me A Song Of Texas" opens in theaters, with The Hoosier Hot Shots and Foy Willing and The Riders Of The Purple Sage performing on-screen
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