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Mar 24, 1940
Fashion designer Bob Mackie is born in Monterey Park, California. Noted for his work with Cher, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross, he also designs a white cowboy outfit that becomes associated with country singer Dottie West in the early 1980s
Apr 4, 1940
Songwriter Sharon Sheeley is born in Los Angeles. Eddie Cochran's girlfriend at the time of his death in 1960, she writes Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool"
Apr 10, 1940
Wayne Massey is born in Glendale, California. After appearing as Johnny Drummond on the soap opera "One Life To Live," he marries Charly McClain in 1984, netting a pair of hits when he records duets with her
May 20, 1940
The Los Angeles Times reports that Gene Autry and rival silver-screen cowboy Roy Rogers "have puffed the peace pipe." Their feud, however, is strictly a publicity gimmick instituted by Republic Pictures
Jun 4, 1940
Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely arrive in Los Angeles, encouraged by Gene Autry to leave Oklahoma for careers as western singers and actors
Jun 27, 1940
Hoagy and Ruth Carmichael have a son, Randy Bob Carmichael, in Los Angeles. Dad is the author of the future Willie Nelson hit "Georgia On My Mind"
Aug 4, 1940
Keyboard player Larry Knechtel is born in Bell, California. A member of the 1970s pop band Bread, he also develops a successful career as a session musician, working on tracks by Paul Simon, Sting, Elvis Presley and The Chicks, plus the Dolly Parton blockbuster "9 To 5"
Aug 10, 1940
Jonie Shields is born in Van Nuys, California. After marrying Johnny Mosby, the couple has several minor hits in the 1960s: "Don't Call Me From A Honky Tonk," "Trouble In My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand"
Aug 20, 1940
Gene Autry records "Be Honest With Me" in Los Angeles
Sep 16, 1940
Multi-instrumentalist John Sommers is born in Los Angeles. He becomes a member of John Denver's band in the early-1970s, playing on such hits as "Back Home Again" and "I'm Sorry." He also writes Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"
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