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    • Jul 26, 1922
    Record executive Jim Foglesong is born in Lundale, West Virginia. Beginning in 1973, he successfully runs Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, influencing the careers of Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, George Strait and Barbara Mandrell, among others
    Feb 22, 1964
    Billboard reports RCA Victor hired Jim Foglesong as a producer in New York, ending a 10-year run with Columbia and Epic. Foglesong is destined to join the Country Music Hall of Fame after a move to Nashville, where he works with Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Garth Brooks
    Apr 4, 1988
    Garth Brooks auditions for Capitol Records executives Jim Foglesong and Lynn Shults. Two months later, after Shults sees him play a live club date, Brooks lands a recording deal with the label
    Nov 30, 1993
    Record executive Jim Foglesong receives the Nashville Entertainment Association's Master Award. As president of Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, he had a hand in the careers of Garth Brooks, Barbara Mandrell and George Strait, among others
    Aug 30, 2004
    Kris Kristofferson and former record executive Jim Foglesong are named the 2004 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Nov 9, 2004
    Kris Kristofferson and retired record company executive Jim Foglesong join the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 38th annual Country Music Association awards, telecast by CBS from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Aug 3, 2005
    Tom T. Hall begins a series of Wednesday shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame, where Martina McBride makes a surprise appearance, singing "Harper Valley P.T.A." The guest list includes Jerry Kennedy, Jim Foglesong, Tom Collins and Jack Clement
    Aug 23, 2009
    Garth Brooks, producer Allen Reynolds and record executive Jim Foglesong are honored with the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. They close the event with a performance of "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
    May 22, 2012
    Country Music Hall of Fame member Jim Foglesong visits his doctor to discuss a malignant tumor in his chest
    Jul 9, 2013
    Country Music Hall of Famer Jim Foglesong dies in Nashville. A record executive with Dot, MCA and Capitol, he had a significant impact on the careers of George Strait, Garth Brooks, Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and The Oak Ridge Boys, among others
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