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    • Aug 8, 1944
    Michael Johnson is born in Alamosa, Colorado. Though better known for his 1978 pop hit "Bluer Than Blue," the smooth-voiced singer shifts into country during the 1980s, finding success with "Give Me Wings" and "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder"
    Aug 8, 1943
    The movie "Fighting Valley" debuts in theaters with cowboy singer Tex Williams making his big-screen debut
    Aug 8, 1942
    Drummer Jay David is born in Union City, New Jersey. He joins Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, whose early-'70s pop hits "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone" are remade in country by Bobby Bare and Buck Owens, respectively
    Aug 8, 1941
    Ray Whitley and Lee "Lasses" White star in the debut of the bandit-filled "Six-Gun Gold," featuring a title song written by Whitley and Fred Rose
    Aug 8, 1939
    Bass player Henry Strzelecki is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays on Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," among others
    Aug 8, 1939
    Phil Balsley is born in Staunton, Virginia. He becomes a founding member of The Statler Brothers, whose southern gospel harmonies lead the group to two decades of hits and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Aug 8, 1938
    Gene Autry visits the Kenton Hardware Company in Ohio, where key parts are made for the fast-selling Gene Autry repeating cap pistol. The singer and his horse, Champion, perform five shows at the Kenton Theatre
    Aug 8, 1938
    Webb Pierce receives a $5 guitar from his mother for his 12th birthday. In exchange, he promises not to bang on the buckets while he retrieves water from a nearby spring
    Aug 8, 1938
    Cowboy Copas has a son, Gary Lee Copas
    Aug 8, 1938
    Tommy Jennings, the younger brother of Waylon Jennings, is born in Littlefield, Texas
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