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Jul 1, 1939
Buddy Jewell Sr. is born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. His son, Buddy Jewell, earns two hits in the mid-2000s after winning the USA Network's "Nashville Star" in 2003
Jul 1, 1939
Delaney Bramlett is born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. With his wife, Bonnie, he forms Delaney & Bonnie, earning a hit with "Never Ending Song Of Love," which is covered in country by Dickey Lee. He also fathers background singer Bekka Bramlett
Jul 1, 1939
Curly Fox marries Texas Ruby in Marion, Arkansas. Members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, they rejoin in 1962
Jul 4, 1939
Hank Penny records "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon" at the Gayoso Hotel in Memphis. The heat is so bad that the band--including Noel Boggs, Boudleaux Bryant, Sheldon Bennett, Louis Dumont and Carl Stewart--plays in its underwear
Jul 5, 1939
The Grand Ole Opry moves from the Dixie Tabernacle in East Nashville to the War Memorial Auditorium downtown, where it remains for five years, until moving again to the Ryman Auditorium
Jul 5, 1939
Record producer Thomas "Snuff" Garrett is born in Dallas, Texas. His credits include Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie And The Rainman," David Frizzell & Shelly West's "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" and The Statler Brothers' "Charlotte's Web"
Jul 10, 1939
Mavis Staples, of The Staple Singers, is born in Chicago. The R&B group joins Marty Stuart to perform "The Weight" on "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated in 1994 for the Country Music Association's Album of the Year
Jul 15, 1939
Charles Starrett and The Sons Of The Pioneers star as the western "The Man From Sundown" debuts in movie theaters
Jul 16, 1939
R&B singer William Bell is born in Memphis, Tennessee. Best known for 1977's "Tryin' To Love Two," his "You Don't Miss Your Water" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 18, 1939
Arranger Bergen White is born in Miami, Oklahoma. He plays a role in such country hits as Elvis Presley's "Moody Blue," Ronnie Milsap's "Smoky Mountain Rain" and Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance"
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