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    • Mar 1, 1969
    Barbara Mandrell signs her first recording contract with Columbia
    Mar 24, 1969
    Porter Wagoner signs a contract with RCA Records making him a co-producer on all Dolly Parton sessions
    Apr 3, 1969
    Bill Owens sells his shares in Owepar Music publishing to his niece and co-owner, Dolly Parton, who eventually gives those shares to Porter Wagoner
    Apr 15, 1969
    Elvis Presley signs a one-month contract with Las Vegas' International Hotel, setting the stage for his first live performance in seven years
    Apr 22, 1969
    A&M Records signs the brother-and-sister act The Carpenters to a recording contract. During their tenure with the label, the pop duo earns one country hit, with the Juice Newton-penned "Sweet, Sweet Smile"
    Jun 17, 1969
    Jimmy Buffett signs his first significant music business contract, a production deal with Nashville's Buzz Cason
    Jul 1, 1969
    Record producer Sam Phillips sells Sun Records to Shelby Singleton. The deal includes the transfer of the early recordings of Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others
    Jul 28, 1969
    RCA signs The Stoneman Family to a recording contract
    Jan 10, 1970
    Billboard reports Don Gibson has signed with Hickory Records, following more than a dozen years with RCA
    Feb 18, 1970
    Hank Williams Jr. signs with MGM Records for $500,000, the highest amount paid at the time in the label's history



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