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    • Jan 24, 1939
    Ray Stevens is born in Clarkdale, Georgia. Though capable of serious recordings such as "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty," he earns a reputation for his comedy efforts, including "The Streak," "Ahab, The Arab" and "Shriner's Convention." He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019
    Feb 13, 1939
    Janis Lewis is born in Lincolnton, Georgia. She joins the bluegrass-gospel act The Lewis Family, whose record "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 18, 1939
    Chet Atkins graduates from Mountain Hill Elementary in Fortson, Georgia
    Aug 2, 1939
    Edward Patten, of Gladys Knight & The Pips, is born in Atlanta. They have a pop hit with "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)" concurrently with Bob Luman's country version. The Pips also remake Ray Price's "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
    Aug 21, 1939
    The Blue Sky Boys record "Are You From Dixie?" in Atlanta. The song is highlighted among country's 500 all-time greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 15, 1939
    "Gone With The Wind" has its world premiere in Atlanta. Starring Clark Gable, the film is namechecked in the 1989 Alabama hit "Song Of The South," which borrows its name from another '40s-era picture to paint a portrait of the South in the 20th century
    Feb 28, 1940
    Singer/songwriter Joe South is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A pop hitmaker responsible for "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "Games People Play," he also writes Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden," "Fool Me" and "How Can I Unlove You"
    Oct 7, 1940
    Bill Monroe has his first recording session with the Blue Grass Boys, at the Kimball Hotel in Atlanta, for RCA Records. Among the day's tracks: "Mule Skinner Blues"
    Oct 9, 1940
    Steel guitarist Jerry Byrd appears on his first recording session, as one-half of the duo The Happy Valley Boys, at the Kimball Hotel in Atlanta. He eventually plays on hits by Eddy Arnold, Red Foley and Hank Williams
    Nov 16, 1940
    "The WSB Barn Dance" airs for the first time in Atlanta
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