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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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