Jimmie Rogers takes the first step in his music career, Gene Autry records an iconic Western song, Charley Pride and Johnny Cash top this week's chart in 1970, HBO honors Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dierks Bentley makes a big debut. That and more in today's podcast!

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