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Aug 1, 1939
Billy Jean Nunley is born in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She's destined to marry Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell
Aug 2, 1939
Edward Patten, of Gladys Knight & The Pips, is born in Atlanta. They have a pop hit with "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)" concurrently with Bob Luman's country version. The Pips also remake Ray Price's "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
Aug 5, 1939
After 13 years on the radio program, The Binkley Brothers make their final Grand Ole Opry appearance at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium
Aug 6, 1939
Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes head back east to battle the foreclosure of Rogers' ranch with the debut of "Wall Street Cowboy"
Aug 8, 1939
Bass player Henry Strzelecki is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays on Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," among others
Aug 8, 1939
Phil Balsley is born in Staunton, Virginia. He becomes a founding member of The Statler Brothers, whose southern gospel harmonies lead the group to two decades of hits and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Aug 10, 1939
Vivian McDonald is born. She wil be married for 57 years to country star Mickey Gilley
Aug 12, 1939
Actor George Hamilton is born in Memphis, Tennessee. Known for his deep tan, he's oddly picked to portray pasty Hank Williams in the 1963 movie "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Aug 14, 1939
Gene Autry's 35th motion picture, "In Old Monterey," appears on American movie screens, with Autry singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." The cast includes Smiley Burnette, The Hoosier Hot Shots, Gabby Hayes, Stuart Hamblen and Sarie & Sally
Aug 15, 1939
"The Wizard Of Oz" has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, allowing Judy Garland to introduce audiences to the classic "Over The Rainbow." Jerry Lee Lewis later turns it into a country hit
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