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    • Jan 1, 1957
    Starday Records officially becomes an affiliate of Mercury. The association lasts a mere 19 months
    Jul 21, 1958
    Warner Bros. Records takes out its first ad in a trade magazine, billing itself as "the first name in sound." The company eventually releases albums by Randy Travis, Faith Hill, Hank Williams Jr. and Blake Shelton
    Sep 5, 1958
    The Country Music Association is chartered in Nashville. The CMA becomes a major marketing force for country music, best known for its annual awards show
    Feb 9, 1960
    The Hollywood City Council holds the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among those honored in its initial installment: Hank Williams, Sonny James, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mercer, Lefty Frizzell, Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely
    Mar 29, 1960
    Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opens on lower Broadway in Nashville, just around the corner from the Grand Ole Opry. The small, lavender bar becomes a hangout for the likes of Willie Nelson, Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran and Mel Tillis
    Apr 4, 1960
    Billboard magazine reports that RCA has become the first record label to release pop singles in stereo
    Nov 14, 1960
    Time magazine coins the term "The Nashville Sound," applied to country records that use a softened approach in an attempt to gain broad appeal. The phrase becomes standard Music City jargon
    Feb 1, 1962
    The Bradley Film & Recording Studio, the cornerstone of Nashville's Music Row, becomes Columbia Recording Studios as Owen Bradley sells the facility for $300,000
    Sep 3, 1963
    Warner Bros. Records and the Frank Sinatra-owned Reprise merge. The combined firms eventually open a country division, working with Donna Fargo, Faith Hill, Dwight Yoakam, Blake Shelton, Randy Travis and Emmylou Harris, among others
    Aug 3, 1964
    The Country Music Foundation registers its charter in the state of Tennessee, paving the way for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum



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