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Feb 19, 1913

Bass player and comedian Howard Watts is born in Monticello, Florida. Using the stage name Cedric Rainwater, he plays with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys and Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys

Oct 16, 1925

Guitarist Bob McNett is born in Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania. He plays with Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys from 1945-1950

Nov 27, 1926

Guitarist Sammy Pruett is born in Goodwater, Alabama. The brother-in-law of Jeanne Pruett, he appears on hits by Hank Williams, Carl Smith and Ray Price, including "Cold, Cold Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," "Loose Talk," "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" and "I've Got A New Heartache"

Feb 28, 1927

Steel player Don Helms is born in New Brockton, Alabama. He becomes a member of The Original Drifting Cowboys during Hank Williams' days on The Louisiana Hayride. Helms rejoins the Cowboys in 1949, and remains until the group is disbanded in 1951

Apr 21, 1928

Hank Williams' bass player, Hillous Butrum, is born in Lafayette, Tennessee. He remains with Williams for just one year, however, leaving the Drifting Cowboys in July 1950 to join Hank Snow's band

Aug 25, 1928

Fiddler Jerry Rivers is born in Nashville. He joins Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys from 1949-1951, playing on such classics as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "Cold, Cold Heart"

Jul 14, 1949

Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys Band is formed. It features guitarist Bob McNett, fiddler Jerry Rivers, bass player Hillous Butrum and steel guitarist Don Helms

Dec 21, 1950

After 17 months with Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, bass player Hillous Butrum joins Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys. During his four years with Snow, he plays on the hits "Music Makin' Mama From Memphis" and "The Gold Rush Is Over"

Dec 11, 1951

Hank Williams records "Honky Tonk Blues" and "I'm Sorry For You, My Friend" during a midday session in Nashville at the Castle Studio. It marks his last recording date before dissolving the Drifting Cowboys

Dec 22, 1954

Chicago area residents Nate and Pearl Rubenstein adopt a baby boy, naming him Sandy Rubenstein. He discovers in 1992 that his biological father is late guitarist Sammy Pruett, a former member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys

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