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    • Feb 10, 1953
    A judge in Los Angeles approves the reworking of 14-year-old Jimmy Boyd's contract. The decision allows producer Abner Greshler to receive 50% of the boy's recording profits through January 23
    Mar 26, 1953
    Jim Denny and Webb Pierce create Cedarwood Publishing in Nashville. The publishing company represents songs by such writers as Mel Tillis, John D. Loudermilk, Marijohn Wilkin, Carl Perkins and Danny Dill
    Sep 2, 1953
    Eddy Arnold and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, officially end their contract
    Jan 19, 1954
    EMI announces it will gain controlling interest of Capitol Records. The label already represents Merle Travis and Tennessee Ernie Ford, and will go on to house such artists as Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Lady Antebellum
    Jul 12, 1954
    Guitarist Scotty Moore becomes Elvis Presley's first manager
    Jul 26, 1954
    Elvis Presley signs his first official recording contract with Sun Records, calling for eight tracks over the next two years
    Sep 9, 1954
    RCA declines to re-sign Porter Wagoner, though he manages to nab a hit single for the label within a month
    Sep 30, 1954
    Patsy Cline signs her first recording contract with Bill McCall, of Four Star Records
    Oct 15, 1954
    Bobby Lord signs a recording contract with Columbia. The association yields his first hit within two years
    Nov 6, 1954
    Elvis Presley signs a one-year contract to play "The Louisiana Hayride" every Saturday for $18-a-week



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