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    • Jun 4, 1940
    Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely arrive in Los Angeles, encouraged by Gene Autry to leave Oklahoma for careers as western singers and actors
    Jun 7, 1940
    "Hidden Gold," a mining-based episode in the Hopalong Cassidy western film series, debuts in movie theaters. "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" songwriter Eddie Dean has a secondary role
    Jun 13, 1940
    Bob Atcher teams with Randy Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes for the first recording of "Cool Water," which goes on to become a classic for The Sons Of The Pioneers
    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"
    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 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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