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    • Sep 29, 1949
    The "Wayne King" music show debuts on NBC-TV. King's theme song, "The Waltz You Saved For Me," becomes a country hit for Ferlin Husky in 1962
    Nov 13, 1949
    Bandleader Vaughn Monroe performs "Riders In The Sky" on the Ed Sullivan-hosted "Toast Of The Town"
    Nov 14, 1949
    "The ABC Barn Dance" ends a nine-month run on prime-time TV, where it highlighted the stars of WLS Radio's "The National Barn Dance" in Chicago
    Dec 18, 1949
    "Hometown Jamboree" debuts on Los Angeles' KLAC-TV from El Monte Legion Stadium. Produced by Cliffie Stone, the show lasts 10 years with such acts as Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dallas Frazier, Tommy Duncan and Rose Maddox
    Mar 12, 1950
    ABC begins airing "The Marshal Of Gunsight Pass." By the end of the month, "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" singer and songwriter Eddie Dean takes over the lead role
    May 29, 1950
    NBC telecasts the final installment of "Village Barn." The country variety show featured Dick Thomas as host for nearly half of its two-year run
    Aug 5, 1950
    Spade Cooley marks his two-year anniversary on Los Angeles' KTLA-TV. His guests for the show include jazz legend Count Basie and nightclub owner Hank Penny
    Sep 30, 1950
    Six months after its debut, the ABC western series "The Marshal Of Gunsight Pass," starring Eddie Dean, makes its last prime-time appearance
    Jan 21, 1951
    Jimmy Wakely performs from New York during the Ed Sullivan-hosted CBS variety show "Toast Of The Town." Among the other guests is singer Margaret Truman, the daughter of president Harry S. Truman
    Aug 30, 1951
    "Al Morgan" is broadcast for the last time on the DuMont TV network, concluding a two-year run. During the variety series' first season, the host earned his only country hit with "Jealous Heart"



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