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  • Apr 3, 1922
    Doris Day is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She's the first to have hits with two songs that go on to success in country music: "Secret Love," a future hit for Freddy Fender; and "If I Give My Heart To You," revived by Margo Smith
    Nov 22, 1939
    Republic Pictures' "Saga Of Death Valley" opens in movie theaters. Starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Doris Day, it also features Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Bond, making his celluloid debut
    Apr 1, 1958
    Clark Gable and Doris Day star as "Teacher's Pet" appears in American theaters. It will be referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Feb 19, 1975
    John Denver is a guest on the CBS special "Doris Day Today," also featuring Tim Conway and Rich Little. Day sings "Secret Love," a song that becomes a #1 country hit later in the year for Freddy Fender
    Feb 24, 1999
    Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life," Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" join the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with other early-'50s recordings: Doris Day's "Secret Love" and titles by The Drifters and The Blackwood Brothers
    May 13, 2019
    Actress Doris Day dies at her home in Carmel Valley, California. She had pop hits with two songs that would be remade in country: Freddy Fender's "Secret Love" and Margo Smith's "If I Give My Heart To You"

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