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May 20, 1969
Elvis Presley sells his Mississippi cattle ranch for $440,100
May 25, 1969
Jimmy Dean opens a sausage plant in his hometown: Plainview, Texas
Sep 20, 1969
The Tex Ritter Chuckwagon opens at 21st and West End Avenue in Nashville
Sep 25, 1969
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held at Hank Williams Jr.'s Barbecue Pit at 115 Opry Place in downtown Nashville. It's Bocephus' second Pit, following on the heels of a restaurant at 990 Murfreesboro Road
Dec 11, 1969
The Jack Clement Studios open for business on Belmont Boulevard in Nashville. They provide a recording site for such hits as Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way," Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy" and Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever"
Feb 26, 1970
Grand opening is held for Roger Miller's King of the Road Motor Inn at 211 N. First Street in Nashville, with Miller performing in a gray-and-pink pinstripe suit. Built for $2.75 million, it becomes the site where Ronnie Milsap is discovered
Jun 7, 1970
Arsonists use kerosene to set a fire at Los Angeles club The Ash Grove. The venue reopens in days. The Melrose Avenue site has hosted The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and Maybelle Carter, among others
Jun 17, 1970
Mercury Records opens a new $450,000 studio in Nashville. As the Mercury Studio, and later as Sound Stage, it hosts hit sessions by Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Young, among others
Jun 30, 1970
Roy Acuff oversees groundbreaking at Opryland. After Acuff blows a whistle, Bashful Brother Oswald splits the turf with a plow pulled by a pair of mules
Aug 7, 1970
The Armadillo World Headquarters opens in Austin, becoming an unofficial launching pad for the outlaw movement and a developmental home for Willie Nelson
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