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    • Feb 18, 1945
    Country Music Association executive director Ed Benson is born in Nashville. He becomes the CMA's leader when Jo Walker-Meador retires in 1992 and maintains the post until his own retirement in 2008
    Aug 16, 1979
    Ed Benson takes over as associate executive director of the Country Music Association in Nashville. He eventually succeeds Jo Walker-Meader in the agency's top position in 1992
    Jun 29, 2004
    Ed Benson, the executive director of the Country Music Association, undergoes triple heart bypass surgery in Nashville
    Jun 9, 2005
    David Ball, Lila McCann and Cowboy Troy participate in the first-ever CMA Music Festival kick-off parade in downtown Nashville. The inaugural grand marshal is the Country Music Association's executive director, Ed Benson
    Sep 21, 2005
    Ed Benson announces plans to retire as the executive director of the Country Music Association at the end of the year
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