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Jan 4, 1939
Tex Ritter holds his final recording session for Decca Records in Los Angeles. He has to wait three years to go back in the studio
Apr 18, 1939
Gene Autry records his signature song "Back In The Saddle Again," in Los Angeles for the western movie "Rovin' Tumbleweeds"
Aug 15, 1939
"The Wizard Of Oz" has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, allowing Judy Garland to introduce audiences to the classic "Over The Rainbow." Jerry Lee Lewis later turns it into a country hit
Sep 5, 1939
John Stewart is born in San Diego. A member of The Kingston Trio from 1961-1967, he writes Rosanne Cash's "Runaway Train" and Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer"
Sep 20, 1939
Fresh from a triumphant overseas trip to England and Europe, Gene Autry begins filming again in Los Angeles
Nov 24, 1939
Gene Autry is the grand marshal of the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood. Watched by 300,000 people, the procession also features Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour and Kris Kringle, who rides in a $20,000 sleigh
Dec 30, 1939
Leona Hobbs is born in McFarland, California. She becomes the first wife of Merle Haggard, married to him from 1956-1964
Feb 9, 1940
Bing Crosby records "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" in Los Angeles. He becomes the fourth act in six years to earn a pop hit with The Sons Of The Pioneers' standard
Mar 12, 1940
Spade Cooley's star rises as he plays fiddle on his first Gene Autry recording session in Los Angeles
Mar 15, 1940
Bass player Phil Lesh is born in Berkeley, California. He co-founds the jam band The Grateful Dead, referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
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