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    • Jun 18, 1938
    Woody Guthrie performs in Los Angeles on his KFVD radio show for the last time, despite signing a one-year contract in November
    Sep 14, 1938
    After eight months on the air, Ernest Tubb's radio show on KGKL in San Angelo, Texas, has its final broadcast. The following year, Tubb returns to the station
    Jan 21, 1939
    Distinctive disc jockey Wolfman Jack is born with the given name Robert Smith in Brooklyn, New York. Associated with rock & roll and "The Midnight Special," he's namechecked in Don Williams' 1980 country hit "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
    Aug 19, 1939
    The Mutual Broadcasting Network and the BBC work together to beam Gene Autry's appearance on the British radio show "Sing Song" back to the U.S.
    Oct 14, 1939
    NBC's 26-station "Red" network of radio stations carries a half-hour segment of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time, with Roy Acuff hosting. Acts include Uncle Dave Macon, The Fruit Jar Drinkers and DeFord Bailey
    Oct 19, 1939
    Guitarist Roy Lanham begins working on Knoxville radio station WNOX. He is destined to become a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers and to play on Loretta Lynn's "I'm A Honky Tonk Girl" and Ned Miller's "From A Jack To A King"
    Nov 4, 1939
    After emanating from Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, for two years, WLW Radio's "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" is moved to a barn in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. The show features such talents as Red Foley, Homer & Jethro and The Coon Creek Girls
    Jan 7, 1940
    Gene Autry begins his "Melody Ranch" radio show on CBS, where it continues for more than 15 years, interrupted only by his military service. The theme song becomes an Autry signature, "Back In The Saddle Again"
    Jan 17, 1940
    After nearly a year on the air, Ernest Tubb's second stint on San Angelo, Texas, radio station KGKL comes to an end
    Jan 30, 1940
    First lady Eleanor Roosevelt appears on Gene Autry's CBS Radio show "Melody Ranch" as Autry broadcasts live from Washington, D.C., at president Franklin D. Roosevelt's fifth Birthday Ball. Autry gifts the president a Stetson hat



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