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    • Aug 18, 1918
    Gilbert "Cisco" Houston is born in Wilmington, Delaware. He becomes a singing partner and co-conspirator of Woody Guthrie, the two writing "Cocaine Blues," a 1948 country hit for Roy Hogsed
    Jul 10, 1943
    Woody Guthrie is stationed along with fellow folk singer Cisco Houston on the S.S. Travis, which begins a three-week deployment at Gibraltar. Two months later, the ship is torpedoed by a German submarine
    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"
    Jun 16, 1960
    Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs appear on the CBS-TV special "Folk Sound U.S.A." Hosted by Cisco Houston, the one-hour program also features Joan Baez, John Lee Hooker and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Apr 29, 1961
    Gilbert "Cisco" Houston dies of cancer in San Bernardino, California. A longtime drinking buddy and singing partner of Woody Guthrie, he co-wrote "Cocaine Blues," a hit for Roy Hogsed in 1948
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