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    • Mar 2, 1940
    Country singer Harvie June Van is born in Monterey, Tennessee. She becomes the first wife of songwriter/producer Bob Ferguson, known for his work with Connie Smith, Jim Ed Brown and Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
    Mar 2, 1940
    Gene Autry stars as "Rancho Grande" debuts in movie theaters. The flick also features Autry's horse, Champion, and his trusty sidekick, Smiley Burnette
    Mar 2, 1940
    The Tex Ritter movie "Rhythm Of The Rio Grande" debuts in theaters
    Mar 3, 1940
    Woody Guthrie joins Lead Belly, Will Geer and Alan Lomax, among others, to perform at a labor union fundraiser at New York's Forrest Theater attended by Pete Seeger. The show helps launch Guthrie to prominence as a singer/songwriter
    Mar 5, 1940
    Charles Starrett and The Sons Of The Pioneers battle cattle thieves in the movie debut of "Bullets For Rustlers"
    Mar 8, 1940
    Patsy Smithson is born in Jackson, Tennessee. She achieves success as a songwriter during her marriage to Ed Bruce, penning Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson's "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)" and Bruce's "Ever, Never Lovin' You"
    Mar 8, 1940
    The Hopalong Cassidy film "The Showdown" debuts with a horse-thieving plot. The cast includes two actors who will pen country hits: "River Of No Return" songwriter Ken Darby and "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" author Eddie Dean
    Mar 12, 1940
    Spade Cooley's star rises as he plays fiddle on his first Gene Autry recording session in Los Angeles
    Mar 15, 1940
    Bass player Phil Lesh is born in Berkeley, California. He co-founds the jam band The Grateful Dead, referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
    Mar 17, 1940
    Doris Duckworth is born in Plant City, Florida. She will marry country singer/songwriter Mel Tillis and become mother to Pam Tillis and songwriter Sonny Tillis
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