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    • Nov 13, 1949
    A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank Williams
    Nov 21, 1949
    Decca releases Red Foley's "Sunday Down In Tennessee"
    Nov 27, 1949
    A two-week Grand Ole Opry tour of American military bases in Europe, sponsored by the Air Force, comes to a close. On the bill: Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Little Jimmy Dickens and Grant Turner
    Dec 12, 1949
    Decca releases a double-sided Red Foley single: "Careless Kisses" backed with "I Gotta Have My Baby Back"
    Dec 12, 1949
    Decca releases a double-sided hit by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley: "Tennessee Border No. 2" backed with "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age"
    Jan 21, 1950
    Red Foley slips into the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Jan 23, 1950
    Decca releases a double-sided Red Foley single: "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" backed with "Sugarfoot Rag," the latter featuring guitarist Hank Garland
    Mar 10, 1950
    Decca releases a double-sided Red Foley hit: "Steal Away" backed by "Just A Closer Walk With Thee"
    Apr 3, 1950
    Red Foley records a trio of hits--"Choc'late Ice Cream Cone," "Birmingham Bounce" and "Mississippi"--at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville
    Apr 5, 1950
    Decca releases a two-sided Red Foley single: "Birmingham Bounce" and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone"
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