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    • Aug 15, 1955
    Elvis Presley signs a deal making Colonel Tom Parker a special advisor to Presley and his manager, Bob Neal
    Nov 8, 1955
    The Everly Brothers sign their first recording contract with Columbia. In their inaugural session, conducted the following day, they record four songs in 22 minutes
    Nov 10, 1955
    Roy Drusky signs with Columbia Records, his second stint with a label. He has four sessions over the next two years but fails to connect commercially
    Nov 21, 1955
    In a deal engineered by Colonel Tom Parker, RCA Records buys Elvis Presley's contract and master tapes from Sam Phillips' Sun Records for $35,000. The papers are signed at the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis
    Feb 23, 1956
    Red Foley hears Brenda Lee for the first time, when both perform at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia. He becomes a mentor, and she receives a contract that night to become a regular on "The Ozark Jubilee"
    May 13, 1956
    Harry, Abe and Jack Warner sell Warner Bros. Pictures for $22 million. The next day, Jack Warner buys it back. Within two years, the company adds a record label, eventually associated with Randy Travis, Hank Williams Jr. and Faith Hill
    May 21, 1956
    Brenda Lee signs her first recording contract, with Decca Records
    Sep 8, 1956
    Singer/songwriter Eddie Cochran signs a recording contract with Liberty Records, where he records the original version of "Summertime Blues." The song will become a 1994 country hit for Alan Jackson
    Nov 5, 1956
    Don Gibson signs with RCA Records
    Jan 1, 1957
    Starday Records officially becomes an affiliate of Mercury. The association lasts a mere 19 months



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