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    • Nov 11, 1887
    Ten years after he patented his first "talking machines," which recorded sound on tinfoil, Thomas Edison finishes a new phonogram that uses a wax cylinder
    Nov 22, 1887
    Thomas Edison signs a patent for an improved version of the phonograph, one that records on a wax cylinder, rather than on tinfoil
    Jan 22, 1889
    The Columbia Phonograph Company is launched in Washington, D.C. Initially an office equipment company, it eventually becomes Columbia Records, with such country artists as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ray Price and Miranda Lambert
    Nov 23, 1889
    The Pacific Phonograph Company installs the world's first jukebox at San Francisco's Palais Royal Hotel. The device plays a role in such hits as Alan Jackson's "Don't Rock The Jukebox," Eddie Rabbitt's "Two Dollars In The Jukebox," Olivia Newton-John's "Please Mr. Please" and Doug Stone's "A Jukebox With A Country Song"
    Feb 24, 1894
    The Daily Ardmoreite in Ardmore, Oklahoma, becomes the first publication to print the phrase "honky tonk" in a story, reporting that "the honk-a-tonk last night was attended by ball-heads, bachelors and leading citizens"
    Apr 4, 1894
    Thomas Edison showcases the kinetoscope in New York for the first time. A forerunner to the movie projector, it leads eventually to the film business, providing an acting outlet for such country stars as Dolly Parton, Gene Autry and Randy Travis
    Nov 1, 1894
    Billboard issues its first edition, eight pages long, with a 10-cent price. The publication becomes the leading trade magazine for the music industry
    Nov 6, 1896
    The American Federation of Musicians, otherwise known as the musicians' union, is chartered in New York. All musicians who play on a "master" recording are paid through the union. Nashville's chapter is Local 257
    Mar 15, 1897
    The Los Angeles chapter of the American Federation of Musicians is founded. The city provides a recording site for Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Dwight Yoakam, among others
    Sep 11, 1899
    Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi arrives in the U.S. to talk with the military about his wireless communication. It's an important step in the creation of radio



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