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Sep 6, 1963
Ray Charles pays $52,000 for property on Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, where he makes his home and establishes an office and recording studio. In 1962, he made country mainstream with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Sep 12, 1963
The National Life and Casualty Insurance Company purchases Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville for $200,000, and officially recognizes it as the Grand Ole Opry House
Sep 27, 1963
The National Life & Accident Insurance Company pays $200,000 to buy the Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville, and renames it the Grand Ole Opry House
Oct 28, 1963
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys KTLA-TV in Los Angeles from Paramount Pictures for $12 million, the highest price ever paid at the time for an individual television station
Jul 1, 1964
John Lennon buys a home in Surrey, England, for 20,000 pounds, just months before The Beatles record "I Feel Fine." Co-written by Lennon, the song becomes a country hit 25 years later for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
Jan 4, 1965
Leo Fender sells his company, Fender Guitars, for $13 million to CBS
Jan 5, 1965
Faron Young is arrested for assault after throwing his drink in the face of a policeman cracking down on a violation of Nashville liquor policies at the Music City Club on 16th Avenue. Young is required to pay a $75 fine
Sep 21, 1965
Colonel Tom Parker renegotiates Elvis Presley's deal with RCA Records. Presley commits to the label for one extra year, through 1972, in exchange for a hike in his annual guaranteed payments from $200,000 to $300,000
Feb 4, 1966
The Tennessean reports Johnny Cash will file a $25-million defamation of character lawsuit against the Ku Klux Klan, which has circulated messages demanding boycotts of his concerts, falsely believing he married an African-American woman
Mar 31, 1966
Neil Diamond is issued his first royalty check. The pop star--destined to score on the country charts as the writer of "Sunflower," "Solitary Man" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"--is paid a whopping 73 cents
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