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Sep 5, 1940
"I'm glad Raquel Welch just signed a million-dollar pact..." Welch is born in Chicago. The actress is referenced in the opening verse of Loretta Lynn's 1972 country hit "One's On The Way"
Sep 6, 1940
Singer/songwriter Yvonne Burgess is born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. Better known as Jackie Trent, she marries pop songwriter/producer Tony Hatch in 1967. Three years later, his "My Love" becomes a country hit for Sonny James
Sep 6, 1940
Guitarist Clyde Moody joins Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, performing in Bluefield, West Virginia. Moody remains a band member for the next four years, playing mandolin on "Mule Skinner Blues"
Sep 6, 1940
Gene Autry has the lead role in the debut of "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride," in which he portrays a meat-packing plant owner battling a ruthless competitor. Also in the picture: usual sidekick Smiley Burnette and songwriter Cindy Walker
Sep 8, 1940
Patsy Cline receives a piano for her eighth birthday
Sep 9, 1940
Bobby Paris is born in New York City. He produces Bobbie Gentry's 1967 crossover hit "Ode To Billie Joe"
Sep 15, 1940
The Roy Rogers western "Colorado" appears in movie theaters with additional roles for Gabby Hayes and Spade Cooley, who plays an outlaw. The picture also features several Stephen Foster songs, including "Camptown Races" and "Oh Suzanna"
Sep 16, 1940
Multi-instrumentalist John Sommers is born in Los Angeles. He becomes a member of John Denver's band in the early-1970s, playing on such hits as "Back Home Again" and "I'm Sorry." He also writes Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"
Sep 19, 1940
Sylvia Fricker is born in Chatham, Ontario. She becomes one-half of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia after marrying Ian Tyson, the author of the country hits "Four Strong Winds" and "Someday Soon"
Sep 19, 1940
The Righteous Brothers' Bill Medley is born in Santa Ana, California. The duo's "Unchained Melody" is covered as a country hit by Elvis Presley, while The Oak Ridge Boys remake their hit "Dream On." Medley has a brief country solo career, nominated for Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music in 1985
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