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    • Jun 11, 1949
    Hank Williams makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Lovesick Blues" and "Mind Your Own Business," after an introduction from Ernest Tubb. Legend claims he receives six encores. In the audience is Porter Wagoner, attending his first Opry show
    Aug 2, 1950
    Porter Wagoner ends a three-year job at the International Shoe Company manufacturing plant in West Plains, Missouri
    Sep 29, 1951
    Porter Wagoner moves from his hometown, West Plains, Missouri, to Springfield, just 100 miles away, to take a job performing on KWTO Radio
    Sep 30, 1951
    Porter Wagoner makes his debut on KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri, where his instant popularity earns him a raise from $35 weekly to $70
    Apr 16, 1952
    Nearly five years after she started, Porter Wagoner's wife, Ruth, ends her work with the International Shoe Company in West Plains, Missouri
    Jun 5, 1952
    Porter Wagoner signs a recording deal with RCA Records, though the label commits only to record four songs
    Sep 19, 1952
    Porter Wagoner holds his first RCA recording session, at KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri, beginning with a cover of Hank Williams' "Settin' The Woods On Fire"
    Oct 4, 1952
    RCA releases Porter Wagoner's debut single, "Settin' The Woods On Fire"
    Sep 3, 1954
    RCA releases Porter Wagoner's first charted single, "Company's Comin'"
    Sep 9, 1954
    RCA declines to re-sign Porter Wagoner, though he manages to nab a hit single for the label within a month
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