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Jun 26, 1940
Moises "Blondie" Calderon is born in Del Rio, Texas. He spends 34 years as a piano player and bandleader for Ray Price
Jun 27, 1940
Hoagy and Ruth Carmichael have a son, Randy Bob Carmichael, in Los Angeles. Dad is the author of the future Willie Nelson hit "Georgia On My Mind"
Jun 28, 1940
The movie "Grand Ole Opry" debuts at Nashville's Paramount Theater, starring Roy Acuff. Also appearing: Uncle Dave Macon and Opry founder George D. Hay
Jun 29, 1940
Harold Breau and Rita Cote are married, eventually becoming the duo Lone Pine & Betty Cody. She achieves one solo hit during her career: 1953's "I Found Out More Than You'll Ever Know"
Jun 29, 1940
Pop songwriter L. Russell Brown is born in Newark, New Jersey. He collects hits in the country charts when Johnny Carver records "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," and when Billy "Crash" Craddock cuts "Knock Three Times" and "'Til The Water Stops Runnin'"
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