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May 3, 1947
Ernest Tubb's Record Shop opens at 720 Commerce Street in Nashville. The event draws a number of artists, including Eddy Arnold, Clyde Moody, Johnny Bond, Lew Childre and Curly Fox & Texas Ruby
Apr 26, 1948
Roy Acuff buys Tennessee's Dunbar Cave from Clarksville mayor William Kleeman
May 1, 1948
J.D. Buffett buys a house on Ralston Road in Mobile, Alabama. For five years, it serves as the childhood base for son Jimmy Buffett
Dec 12, 1948
The original McDonald's opens in San Bernardino, California, becoming a ubiquitous American burger chain. Referencing the company's Happy Meal, Tim McGraw's 2005 hit "Do You Want Fries With That" takes place at one of its drive-throughs
Apr 11, 1949
Ernest Tubb buys a home at 331 Lawndale Drive in Nashville for $12,000
Sep 7, 1949
Hank and Audrey Williams buy a home at 4916 Franklin Road in Nashville
Jan 3, 1950
Sam Phillips opens the Sun Recording Studio, originally known as the Memphis Recording Service, at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. It becomes a site for sessions by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others
Jun 16, 1951
Hank and Audrey Williams hold grand opening for a new clothing store, Hank & Audrey's Corral, at 724 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. Lefty Frizzell is on hand for the activities
Sep 1, 1951
Hank Williams purchases a farm in Williamson County, Tennessee
Sep 8, 1952
Hank Williams sells a Williamson County farm, one year after its original purchase
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