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    • Dec 31, 1920
    Rex Allen is born in Willcox, Arizona. Considered the last of the singing cowboys, the western performer enjoys a handful of hits, including 1953's "Crying In The Chapel" and 1962's "Don't Go Near The Indians"
    Dec 10, 1945
    Rex Allen holds his first recording session, for Mercury Records
    Aug 25, 1946
    Rex Allen marries Bonnie Linder in Chicago
    Aug 23, 1947
    Rex Allen Jr. is born in Chicago, Illinois. The son of silver-screen cowboy Rex Allen, he nets a half-dozen middle-of-the-road country hits in the late-1970s, topped by "Two Less Lonely People"
    Dec 7, 1947
    Rex Allen records "Slap Her Down Again, Paw." The song becomes a hit the following year for comedic female singer Esmereldy
    Jan 20, 1949
    Rex Allen and fiddler Wade Ray, having just quit working for WLS Radio in Chicago, arrive in Los Angeles. Allen becomes a singing cowboy star, and Ray begins session work the next day, backing Tennessee Ernie Ford
    Apr 1, 1950
    Rex Allen has his first starring role with the debut of the western "Arizona Cowboy"
    Jun 1, 1950
    Rex Allen has his second starring role as a singing cowboy as "Hills Of Oklahoma" debuts in theaters
    Sep 18, 1950
    "Redwood Forest Trail" opens in theaters, with singing cowboy Rex Allen as the leading good guy. His performances include "America, The Beautiful"
    Nov 20, 1950
    "Under Mexicali Stars" appears in movie theaters, with Rex Allen and Buddy Ebsen
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