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Jan 17, 1940
After nearly a year on the air, Ernest Tubb's second stint on San Angelo, Texas, radio station KGKL comes to an end
Apr 4, 1940
Ernest Tubb has his first Decca recording session, cutting "Blue Eyed Elaine" at Houston's Rice Hotel
Apr 12, 1940
Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys record one of his best-known classics, "The Precious Jewel," in Saginaw, Texas
Apr 15, 1940
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Lone Star Rag" and "Time Changes Everything" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
Apr 16, 1940
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "New San Antonio Rose" and "Big Beaver" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
Apr 18, 1940
Record producer Roy Dea is born in Texas. His credits include: Johnny Rodriguez' "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)," Dickey Lee's "9,999,999 Tears" and Gary Stewart's "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
Apr 23, 1940
The Chuck Wagon Gang records "After The Sunrise" at the Burrus Mill Studio in Saginaw, Texas. The performance is recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 25, 1940
Ted Daffan's Texans record "Worried Mind," "I'm A Fool To Care" and "Blue Steel Blues" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
May 19, 1940
Songwriter Mickey Newbury is born in Houston. He writes "I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye," by Johnny Rodriguez; "I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," by Kenny Rogers; and "An American Trilogy," by Elvis Presley
May 31, 1940
Multi-instrumentalist Augie Meyers is born in San Antonio, Texas. A member of The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornados, he plays on albums by Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson
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