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    • 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
    Dec 2, 1965
    Sgt. Barry Sadler signs a recording deal with RCA in New York
    Jun 8, 1966
    Neil Young signs his first professional management contract, as a member of Buffalo Springfield. The group also includes Stephen Stills and Jim Messina
    Sep 1, 1966
    Arlene Harden, of The Harden Trio, signs a solo recording deal with Columbia Records. During her tenure with the label, she earns a country hit with "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)," a feminized version of the Roy Orbison hit
    Nov 1, 1966
    Johnny Duncan's first recording contract with Columbia goes into effect. He remains with the label for more than 15 years
    Dec 15, 1967
    Congressman Richard Fulton signs a recording deal with RCA in Nashville. No hits emerge from the relationship
    Feb 1, 1968
    Janis Joplin signs with Columbia Records as a member of Big Brother & Holding Company. For the label, she records "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among country's 500 greatest singles
    Jul 25, 1968
    The Staple Singers sign with Stax Records. The group's "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" later becomes a country hit for The Oak Ridge Boys



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