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- Don Weston was born on February 4, 1908 in Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Pinto Bandit (1944), The Rangers Ride (1948) and Thunder Town (1946). He died on March 6, 1975 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Don Weston was a member of Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers in 1945 and sang two selections on one of their records, "If You Believe in Me" and "Telling My Troubles to My Old Guitar.".
- Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, USA produced a recording in the 1940's, "Knock on Wood," that featured Don Weston on steel guitar. Also featured were Merle Travis (vocal/guitar), Cliffie Stone (bass), Paul Stambough (piano), Margie Ann "Fiddlin' Kate" DeVore (fiddle), and Charles Linville (fiddle).
- In 1953 Western Music Publishing Company, Hollywood, California, USA printed sheet music titled "The Maple on the Hill." It was co-written by Gene Autry and Don Weston.
- In Columbia, South Carolina, USA on November 10, 1938 Don Weston, Joe Petry, and Glen Carpenter sang and played guitar with Asa Martin's Kentucky Hillbillies' "Lonesome Broke and Weary.".
- A new label in 1946, Silver Spurs, sold its first record. It featured Don Weston's band and included accordion, fiddles, and guitars "setting a lively pace" according to Billboard's review. The recording afforded Weston opportunity to entertain using his yodeling skill for "Lullaby.".
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