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    • Jul 18, 1946
    "Where the dears and the cowpunchers play..." That tag promotes "Cowboy Blues," which opens in theaters with Ken Curtis in the lead role. The Hoosier Hot Shots, Carolina Cotton and Deuce Spriggins & The Plainsmen sneak in some tunes
    Sep 2, 1946
    "Singing On The Trail" opens in theaters. The film stars Ken Curtis, a future member of The Sons Of The Pioneers. Music is provided by The Hoosier Hot Shots, Deuce Spriggins & The Plainsmen and Carolina Cotton, who plays "Wabash Cannonball"
    Dec 12, 1946
    Ken Curtis portrays a radio-station owner who's just back from the war as "Lone Star Moonlight" debuts in movie theaters. The Merle Travis Trio shares on-screen musical duties with The Hoosier Hot Shots, while Curtis sings "Home On The Range"
    Feb 13, 1947
    The movie "Over The Santa Fe Trail" debuts with Ken Curtis, a future member of the Sons Of The Pioneers, starring. Also appearing: Smiley Burnette and The Hoosier Hot Shots, who perform "We're Always In The Money But Still We're Always Broke"
    Jun 26, 1947
    Columbia Pictures releases "Swing The Western Way," a movie featuring gambling and romantic fraud, with the Hoosier Hotshots and an appearance by Johnny Bond
    Aug 21, 1947
    The Hoosier Hot Shots sing "The Wreck of The Old '97" in the debut of the western "Smoky River Serenade." Music also comes from Carolina Cotton and The Sunshine Boys, who include future Elvis Presley backing vocalist J.D. Sumner
    Dec 25, 1947
    The western "Rose Of Santa Rosa" debuts in movie theaters with an unhappy cowboy brooding over the marriage his father has arranged. The Hoosier Hot Shots offer the Mexican folk song "Cielito Lindo"
    Mar 30, 1948
    "Song Of Idaho" debuts in movie theaters, with The Hoosier Hot Shots trying to convince a broadcaster not to cancel a radio show. The cast also includes The Sunshine Boys, with J.D. Sumner, and The Sunshine Girls, with the future Mary Ford
    Sep 23, 1948
    The Hoosier Hot Shots try to help nearby Indians raise money to save their farms in the debuting movie "Singin' Spurs." The cast also features Jay Silverheels, destined to play Tonto in "The Lone Ranger"
    May 5, 1949
    Save a horse, play a cowboy: The Hoosier Hot Shots are out to protect an animal as "Arkansas Swing" debuts in movie theaters
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