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    • Oct 6, 1964
    Tommy Collins records for Capitol Records for the last time, ending a relationship that lasted more than a decade
    Nov 10, 1964
    The Byrds sign to Columbia Records, recommended by Miles Davis
    Nov 25, 1964
    The Harden Trio signs with Columbia Records
    Jan 4, 1965
    Leo Fender sells his company, Fender Guitars, for $13 million to CBS
    Mar 16, 1965
    Waylon Jennings makes his first recordings in a new deal with RCA, working with Chet Atkins at a Nashville session
    Jun 30, 1965
    Roy Orbison's contract with Monument Records expires. He signs a new deal with MGM for $1 million
    Jul 4, 1965
    B.J. Thomas signs his first recording contract with Pacemaker Records
    Sep 1, 1965
    After a dozen years with Capitol, Tommy Collins' new contract with Columbia Records takes effect. Within six months, he has first hit in more than a decade, with "If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl"
    Sep 21, 1965
    Colonel Tom Parker renegotiates Elvis Presley's deal with RCA Records. Presley commits to the label for one extra year, through 1972, in exchange for a hike in his annual guaranteed payments from $200,000 to $300,000
    Sep 28, 1965
    Charley Pride receives a call from manager Jack D. Johnson, informing him he's been signed by RCA



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