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Mar 23, 1917Eugene "Smokey" Rogers is born in McMinnville, Tennessee. He scores a 1949 hit with "A Little Bird Told Me," writes Ferlin Husky's "Gone" and Spade Cooley's "You Can't Break My Heart," and plays on hits by Cooley and Tex WilliamsApr 17, 1945The Three Stooges lampoon western films with the debut of "Rockin' In The Rockies." It features music by The Hoosier Hot Shots and by Spade Cooley and his western swing band, including Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers and Deuce SprigginsDec 20, 1945Charles Starrett is the Durango Kid as the movie "Texas Panhandle" debuts. Spade Cooley does "Take Me Back To Tulsa" with his band, including Tex Williams, Joaquin Murphey, "Muddy" Berry, Deuce Spriggins, Smokey Rogers and Paul FeatherstoneJul 2, 1950Western-swing musicians Tex Williams, Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers launch a show on the NBC Radio NetworkNov 23, 1993Western-swing musician Eugene "Smokey" Rogers dies in San Diego. He had a hit in 1949 after recording "A Little Bird Told Me." He also wrote Ferlin Husky's "Gone" and Spade Cooley's "Shame On You," and played on hits by Cooley and Tex Williams
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