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  • Sep 25, 1889
    David "Dad" Carter is born in Milltown, Kentucky. He founds The Chuck Wagon Gang, an influential Southern gospel act. Its "After The Sunrise" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 7, 1891
    Carrie Brooks is born in Gravett, Arkansas. After marrying David "Dad" Carter, she becomes the matriarch of the family group The Chuck Wagon Gang
    Aug 10, 1910
    Ernest "Jim" Carter is born in Tioga, Texas. He joins the family gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 31, 1914
    Rose Carter is born in Snyder, Oklahoma. She joins the family gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 15, 1917
    Effie "Anna" Carter is born in Shannon, Texas. She joins the family gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 19, 1936
    Funeral services are held for western swing figure Milton Brown at the Lucas South Side Funeral Home in Fort Worth. The Chuck Wagon Gang performs, The Musical Brownies serve as pallbearers, and fellow musician Bob Wills attends
    Apr 25, 1936
    The Chuck Wagon Gang holds its first recording session for Vocalion Records, overseen by Art Satherley
    May 26, 1939
    The Chuck Wagon Gang's Anna Carter marries guitarist Howard Gordon
    Apr 23, 1940
    The Chuck Wagon Gang records "After The Sunrise" at the Burrus Mill Studio in Saginaw, Texas. The performance is recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 16, 1948
    The Chuck Wagon Gang records "I'll Fly Away" in Dallas, Texas. The single is celebrated by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs of the Century

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