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Nov 3, 1939
Eddie Dean is an outlaw in the debut of a Latin-flavored Hopalong Cassidy feature, "Law Of The Pampas." The picture also features "River Of No Return" songwriter Ken Darby in an acting role
Nov 4, 1939
After emanating from Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, for two years, WLW Radio's "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" is moved to a barn in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. The show features such talents as Red Foley, Homer & Jethro and The Coon Creek Girls
Nov 8, 1939
Bob Wills' fifth marriage, to teenager Mary Louise Wills, is annulled three months after it was consummated
Nov 14, 1939
Singer/songwriter Jim Gilreath is born in Prairie, Mississippi. He writes and records his only Top 40 pop hit, 1963's "Little Band Of Gold," which provides Sonny James with a country hit a dozen years later
Nov 16, 1939
Gene Autry stars as "Rovin' Tumbleweeds" debuts in theaters. Smiley Burnette receives second billing, and Autry sings his trademark "Back In The Saddle Again." It also marks Lee "Lasses" White's first film since leaving the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 17, 1939
Songwriter and record executive Eddie Reeves is born in Austin, Texas. He pens the Kenny Rogers & Dottie West duet "All I Ever Need Is You" and the Tompall & The Glaser Brothers hit "Rings"
Nov 19, 1939
Bass vocalist Warren "Pete" Moore is born in Detroit. He joins the Motown act The Miracles, whose songs "The Tracks Of My Tears" and "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" become country hits for Linda Ronstadt and Mickey Gilley, respectively
Nov 22, 1939
Republic Pictures' "Saga Of Death Valley" opens in movie theaters. Starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Doris Day, it also features Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Bond, making his celluloid debut
Nov 24, 1939
Gene Autry is the grand marshal of the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood. Watched by 300,000 people, the procession also features Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour and Kris Kringle, who rides in a $20,000 sleigh
Nov 24, 1939
Guitarist Jim Yester is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He's a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Association, which nabs a hit with "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin turns it into a country success in 1978
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