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May 20, 1940
Tex Ritter plays Tex Wright as "Pals Of The Silver Sage" debuts in movie theaters
May 23, 1940
Charles Starrett gets involved in a battle between transportation companies in the debut of "Texas Stagecoach." The Sons Of The Pioneers provide their now-standard theme: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
May 26, 1940
Drummer Levon Helm is born in Marvell, Arkansas. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in "Heartaches By The Number"
May 31, 1940
Multi-instrumentalist Augie Meyers is born in San Antonio, Texas. A member of The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornados, he plays on albums by Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson
May 31, 1940
Johnny Bond and Jimmy Wakely leave Oklahoma City, bound for California, where they hope to make western movies
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