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  • Jul 2, 1916
    Actor Curtis Wayne Gates is born in Lamar, Colorado. Under the name Ken Curtis, he joins The Sons Of The Pioneers from 1949-1953, then goes on to portray Festus in TV's "Gunsmoke" and Monk in "Have Gun, Will Travel"
    Sep 7, 1945
    Ken Curtis runs a haunted hotel as the movie "Rhythm Round-Up" debuts. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform "San Antonio Rose," and The Hoosier Hot Shots hit the screen. Curtis renders "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
    Sep 27, 1945
    Ken Curtis is a bandleader in the debut of the western movie "Song Of The Prairie." Music is provided by Carolina Cotton, The Hoosier Hot Shots and Deuce Spriggins & The Trailsmen, who serve up "Ida Red"
    Mar 14, 1946
    Ken Curtis is a rodeo rider in "Throw A Saddle On A Star," which debuts in theaters. Music is provided by The Hoosier Hot Shots, The Dinning Sisters and Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage
    May 16, 1946
    "That Texas Jamboree" opens in theaters, with Ken Curtis portraying a sheriff. The Hoosier Hot Shots, The Dinning Sisters, Carolina Cotton and Deuce Spriggins & The Plainsmen provide music
    Jul 18, 1946
    "Where the dears and the cowpunchers play..." That tag promotes "Cowboy Blues," which opens in theaters with Ken Curtis in the lead role. The Hoosier Hot Shots, Carolina Cotton and Deuce Spriggins & The Plainsmen sneak in some tunes
    Sep 2, 1946
    "Singing On The Trail" opens in theaters. The film stars Ken Curtis, a future member of The Sons Of The Pioneers. Music is provided by The Hoosier Hot Shots, Deuce Spriggins & The Plainsmen and Carolina Cotton, who plays "Wabash Cannonball"
    Dec 12, 1946
    Ken Curtis portrays a radio-station owner who's just back from the war as "Lone Star Moonlight" debuts in movie theaters. The Merle Travis Trio shares on-screen musical duties with The Hoosier Hot Shots, while Curtis sings "Home On The Range"
    Feb 13, 1947
    The movie "Over The Santa Fe Trail" debuts with Ken Curtis, a future member of the Sons Of The Pioneers, starring. Also appearing: Smiley Burnette and The Hoosier Hot Shots, who perform "We're Always In The Money But Still We're Always Broke"
    Feb 2, 1966
    Milburn Stone and Ken Curtis, of "Gunsmoke," are the first to perform at the Astrodome as part of the Houston Livestock & Rodeo. Over the next 35 years, Reba McEntire, Charley Pride and George Strait all play to more than 1 million at the rodeo

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