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    • Nov 1, 1940
    Sgt. Barry Sadler is born in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He joins the Army's Special Forces and serves in Vietnam until his leg is injured in a poisoned booby trap. After returning to the U.S., he writes and records the million-selling single "The Ballad Of The Green Berets"
    Nov 4, 1940
    Blues-rock singer Delbert McClinton is born in Lubbock, Texas. McClinton teams with Tanya Tucker on the 1993 duet "Tell Me About It" and writes Emmylou Harris' 1978 hit "Two More Bottles Of Wine"
    Nov 4, 1940
    The movie "Melody Ranch" opens with a cast that includes Gene Autry, Gabby Hayes and Jimmy Durante. Autry is designated honorary sheriff in the picture for a Frontier Days celebration, set in fictitious Torpedo, Arizona
    Nov 8, 1940
    Movie theaters begin showing "Bar Buckaroos," a 15-minute rodeo musical starring singing cowboy Ray Whitley
    Nov 9, 1940
    "Rodeo Dough" makes its theatrical debut. The movie "short" features Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Mickey Rooney and "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller
    Nov 11, 1940
    Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys make an appearance in the debut of Tex Ritter's "Take Me Back To Oklahoma," performing "Lone Star Rag," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa." Also on screen is Playboy manager O.W. Mayo
    Nov 16, 1940
    Music publisher Wesley Rose marries Margaret Erdelyan
    Nov 16, 1940
    "The WSB Barn Dance" airs for the first time in Atlanta
    Nov 22, 1940
    Roy Rogers serves as grand marshal of the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood
    Nov 22, 1940
    The Republic picture "Texas Terrors" appears in theaters, featuring music by Jimmy Wakely & His Roughriders, including Johnny Bond
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