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Mar 19, 1940
Songwriter Lionel Delmore is born to Alton Delmore, of The Delmore Brothers. As an adult, Lionel will co-write the John Anderson hits "Swingin'," "I Wish I Could Write You A Song" and "Honky Tonk Crowd"
Mar 21, 1940
Gary Buck is born in Thessalon, Ontario. While working as a cost analyst for a steel company, he gains his sole American country hit in 1963 with the Bobby Bare-penned "Happy To Be Unhappy"
Mar 21, 1940
The Fred MacMurray movie "Too Many Husbands" debuts, with former Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White in a minor role
Mar 21, 1940
R&B singer Solomon Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A minister and creative businessman, his "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Mar 22, 1940
Singing cowboy Ray Whitley and former Grand Ole Opry comedian Lee "Lasses" White are featured in the debut of the 15-minute western "Molly Cures A Cowboy"
Mar 24, 1940
Fashion designer Bob Mackie is born in Monterey Park, California. Noted for his work with Cher, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross, he also designs a white cowboy outfit that becomes associated with country singer Dottie West in the early 1980s
Mar 25, 1940
Anita Bryant is born in Barnsdale, Oklahoma. A second runner-up for Miss America in 1958, she nets a pop hit in 1960 with "Paper Roses," retooled 13 years later as a country hit by Marie Osmond
Mar 25, 1940
Decca releases Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine"
Mar 27, 1940
Janis Martin is born in Sutherlin, Virginia. She becomes the first female rockabilly star
Mar 27, 1940
Melvin Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. After the death of his brother Ralph Sloan in 1980, he takes over his sibling's clog-dancing troupe and renames it The Melvin Sloan Dancers, keeping the act in the Grand Ole Opry cast
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