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Aug 16, 1940
OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "New San Antonio Rose"
Aug 16, 1940
"The Tulsa Kid" appears in movie theaters, with music provided by Jimmy Wakely & His Roughriders, including Johnny Bond
Aug 17, 1940
Pop pianist Buddy Cole marries Yvonne King. He's destined to play on at least two country hits with not-so-blissful marital themes: Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely's "Slipping Around" and The King Sisters' "Divorce Me C.O.D."
Aug 18, 1940
Bryan Bowers is born in Yorktown, Virginia. He plays autoharp on Emmylou Harris' 1980 remake of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Boxer"
Aug 19, 1940
Songwriter Roger Cook is born in Bristol, England. Known for such pop hits as "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" and "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)," he also writes Don Williams' "I Believe In You," Crystal Gayle's "Livin' In These Troubles Times" and George Strait's "One Night At A Time"
Aug 19, 1940
Woody Guthrie and Burl Ives perform during the debut of the "Back Where I Come From" radio show on the CBS Network. By the end of the month, Guthrie is under contract to the firm
Aug 19, 1940
Tex Ritter stars in the debut of the western "Arizona Frontier," with Jim Thorpe playing Indian chief Grey Cloud. Ritter's vocal performances in the film include the cowboy classic "Red River Valley"
Aug 20, 1940
Gene Autry records "Be Honest With Me" in Los Angeles
Aug 27, 1940
Woody Guthrie signs a contract with CBS Radio to be a regular cast member for their network show, "Back Where I Come From." His pay is $150 weekly, but the show lasts only a few months
Aug 29, 1940
Homesteaders battle for land in the movie "Oklahoma Renegades," debuting in theaters. The western's cast includes Eddie Dean, Lee "Lasses" White and steel guitarist Frankie Marvin
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