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Jan 1, 1940
Bass player Joe Ferguson has his first paying gig with The Light Crust Doughboys. His resume already includes membership in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
Jan 2, 1940
Tex Ritter stars as Tex Wallace in the debut of "Westbound Stage"
Jan 5, 1940
"Saturday Night Live" writer Michael O'Donoghue is born in Sauquoit, New York. The Emmy-winner also pens Dolly Parton's 1982 country hit "Single Women"
Jan 5, 1940
Bass player Athol Guy is born in Melbourne, Australia. He becomes a founding member of The Seekers, who record two pop hits destined to become country covers for Sonny James: "I'll Never Find Another You" and "A World Of Our Own"
Jan 6, 1940
Songwriter/producer Van McCoy is born in Washington, D.C. Best known for the 1975 pop hit "The Hustle," he earns country hits as a songwriter when Jody Miller covers "Baby, I'm Yours" in 1971 and Billy "Crash" Craddock does "Walk Softly" in 1976
Jan 7, 1940
Gene Autry begins his "Melody Ranch" radio show on CBS, where it continues for more than 15 years, interrupted only by his military service. The theme song becomes an Autry signature, "Back In The Saddle Again"
Jan 8, 1940
Eleanor Johnston is born in Peoria, Illinois. As Cristy Lane, she achieves her biggest sales in late-night TV ads, many hinging on her most successful recording, the gospel-tinged single "One Day At A Time"
Jan 9, 1940
Singer/songwriter Al Downing is born in Centralia, Oklahoma. He scrapes the Top 20 in 1979 with the self-penned "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)," then watches Tom Jones take it to the Top 5 in 1983
Jan 9, 1940
Session guitarist Billy Sanford is born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. His credits include The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger To The Rain"
Jan 16, 1940
R&B singer George Wooten is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He joins with local friends the Uzzell Brothers to form The Corsairs, whose 1961 pop hit "Smoky Places" is reworked for the country charts in 1969 by Billy Walker
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