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    • Jun 14, 1940
    "Back In The Saddle Again" songwriter Ray Whitley has a minor musical part in the debut of the George O'Brien western "Prairie Law"
    Jun 19, 1940
    Ray Whitley, Lee "Lasses" White and steel player Frankie Marvin join musical forces in the 20-minute western "Corralling A Schoolmarm"
    Jun 28, 1940
    The movie "Grand Ole Opry" debuts at Nashville's Paramount Theater, starring Roy Acuff. Also appearing: Uncle Dave Macon and Opry founder George D. Hay
    Jul 1, 1940
    The Roy Rogers western "The Carson City Kid" appears in theaters with music by 19th-century songwriter Stephen Foster
    Jul 8, 1940
    "The Golden Trail" debuts in movie theaters, with Tex Ritter starring as Tex Roberts. Also in the western's cast: Eddie Dean
    Jul 12, 1940
    The Hopalong Cassidy movie "Stagecoach War" debuts in theaters. The western features appearances by future songwriters Ken Darby and Eddie Dean
    Jul 16, 1940
    "Carolina Moon" debuts in movie theaters, featuring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Autry receives musical support from Texas Jim Lewis And His Lone Star Cowboys
    Jul 20, 1940
    The Judy Canova movie "Scatterbrain" opens, with musical roles for Walter Shrum and songwriter Hal Blair
    Jul 26, 1940
    Spade Cooley plays fiddle as "You're Not So Tough" debuts on movie screens, with the Dead End Kids visiting California
    Jul 29, 1940
    The Tex Ritter western "Rainbow Over The Range" debuts, with Ritter's future wife, Dorothy Fay, co-starring. In the picture, the cavalry tries to halt the theft of its horses



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