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    • Dec 20, 1950
    Drummer Don Heffington is born in Los Angeles, California. Amid stints with Lone Justice and The Jayhawks, he plays on Emmylou Harris' 1984 hit "In My Dreams"
    Dec 21, 1950
    Film executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is born in New York City. After working as CEO for Disney, he joins David Geffen and Steven Spielberg to found DreamWorks. The film company's record division will represent Toby Keith, Randy Travis and Darryl Worley
    Dec 21, 1950
    After 17 months with Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, bass player Hillous Butrum joins Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys. During his four years with Snow, he plays on the hits "Music Makin' Mama From Memphis" and "The Gold Rush Is Over"
    Dec 21, 1950
    Hank Williams records "Cold, Cold Heart" and "Dear John" during an evening session at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville
    Dec 25, 1950
    "The Steve Allen Show" begins airing daily on CBS-TV, just months after its host had a hit as a songwriter on the Margaret Whiting/Jimmy Wakely duet "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Dec 25, 1950
    Reggie Young receives his first guitar for Christmas in Memphis. He goes on to become a session musician, playing on such hits as Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and George Strait's "Ace In The Hole"
    Dec 28, 1950
    Producer/engineer Marty Lewis is born in Oak Park, Michigan. He works with Dan Fogelberg and Jimmy Buffett, engineering "Margaritaville"
    Dec 28, 1950
    Bass player Hugh McDonald is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A session player for Willie Nelson, Michael Bolton and Ricky Martin, he's generally regarded as an unofficial member of Bon Jovi, appearing on the band's 2006 country hit "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Dec 29, 1950
    "Frontier Outpost" appears in movie theaters, with Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Hank Penny
    Dec 30, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and "I Love You A Thousand Ways"
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