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    • Dec 29, 1934
    "Mother Lode," a Broadway production featuring Tex Ritter, closes after just 17 days at the Cort Theater
    Oct 19, 1938
    The musical "Knickerbocker Holiday" debuts at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York. The production introduces "September Song," destined to become a 1979 country hit for Willie Nelson
    Mar 11, 1939
    "Knickerbocker Holiday" concludes a five-month run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. The Broadway production introduced "September Song," destined to become a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1979
    Dec 23, 1944
    The Broadway revue "Laffing Room Only" debuts at New York's Winter Garden Theatre. The production introduces the song "Feudin' And Fightin'," which becomes a country hit in 1947 for two different artists: Dorothy Shay and Jo Stafford
    Jul 14, 1945
    "Laffing Room Only" closes after more than 200 performances at New York's Winter Garden Theatre. It introduced the song "Feudin' And Fightin'," which becomes a country hit in 1947 for two different artists: Dorothy Shay and Jo Stafford
    May 16, 1946
    "Annie Get Your Gun," featuring music by Irving Berlin, opens on Broadway. A 2001 version provides Reba McEntire's theatrical debut, and a touring production is a vehicle for Helen Cornelius and Dave & Sugar's Dave Rowland during the 1980s
    Dec 26, 1947
    The Broadway musical "The Cradle Will Rock" opens at New York's Mansfield Theatre. The union-themed revival's cast includes Cisco Houston, who co-writes the Roy Hogsed country hit "Cocaine Blues" with Woody Guthrie
    Dec 7, 1948
    "The Cradle Will Rock" closes at the Broadway Theatre in New York after a run of 11 months on the Great White Way. The cast includes Cisco Houston, co-writer of Roy Hogsed's recent country hit "Cocaine Blues"
    Nov 24, 1950
    The Broadway musical "Guys And Dolls," starring Robert Alda and Vivian Blaine, opens at the 46th Street Theatre in New York. The score includes "A Bushel And A Peck," which is also recorded by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
    May 13, 1954
    The Broadway production "The Pajama Game" opens at the St. James Theatre in New York. The musical introduces the Richard Adler-Jerry Ross song "Hernando's Hideaway," which is parodied in a country rendition by Homer & Jethro



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