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Oct 5, 1927
Sam Warner, one of the three siblings who founded Warner Bros. Pictures, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage, the day before "The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with sound, opens. The company eventually expands to include Warner Bros. Records
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 1, 1958
The fledgling Warner Bros. Records releases its first albums, an undistinguished lot. Eventually, the label adds a country division, with hit albums from Faith Hill, Randy Travis, Hank Williams Jr. and Blake Shelton, among others
Feb 17, 1960
The Everly Brothers sign a record-setting $1,000,000 contract with Warner Bros., the recording arm of the motion picture company
Mar 18, 1960
The Everly Brothers record the pop hit "Cathy's Clown" at RCA Studio B in Nashville
Apr 4, 1960
Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "Cathy's Clown." Reba McEntire reinvents it as a country single in 1989
Aug 20, 1960
Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)." Hank Williams Jr. & Lois Johnson remake it as a country release in 1970
Sep 17, 1960
The Everly Brothers record the pop single "Walk Right Back" in Nashville. Anne Murray succeeds with a country revision in 1978
Jan 13, 1961
Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "Walk Right Back." Anne Murray scores with a country remake in 1978
Nov 14, 1961
The Everly Brothers record "Crying In The Rain" at RCA Studio B in Nashville. Tammy Wynette has a minor country hit with it in 1981
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