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    • Nov 20, 1952
    Gene Autry buys Los Angeles radio station KMPC for a reported $800,000
    Nov 22, 1952
    Radio station WSM hosts the first DJ Convention in Nashville. The gathering eventually metamorphosizes into Country Music Week, a series of events that includes the Country Music Association awards show
    Mar 26, 1953
    Jim Denny and Webb Pierce create Cedarwood Publishing in Nashville. The publishing company represents songs by such writers as Mel Tillis, John D. Loudermilk, Marijohn Wilkin, Carl Perkins and Danny Dill
    Oct 1, 1953
    Hugh Hefner founds Playboy magazine in Chicago. Two decades later, he establishes Playboy Records, generating hits for Mickey Gilley, Bobby Borchers and Playboy model Barbi Benton
    Jan 19, 1954
    EMI announces it will gain controlling interest of Capitol Records. The label already represents Merle Travis and Tennessee Ernie Ford, and will go on to house such artists as Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Lady Antebellum
    Jun 26, 1954
    Elvis Presley has a spur-of-the-moment tryout with Sam Phillips at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis
    Jul 26, 1954
    Elvis Presley signs his first official recording contract with Sun Records, calling for eight tracks over the next two years
    Sep 27, 1954
    Capitol Records breaks ground in Hollywood for its new tower, the first round office building in the world. The Capitol Recording Studios will also be the site for sessions by Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam and Taylor Swift
    Jan 1, 1955
    British conglomerate EMI takes a controlling interest in Capitol Records, whose roster has included--or will include--Tennessee Ernie Ford, Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Buck Owens, among others
    Jan 25, 1955
    Carl Perkins signs a two-year recording contract with Sun Records



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