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    • Jan 19, 1911
    Record producer Ken Nelson is born in Caledonia, Minnesota. Instrumental in building Capitol Records' country division, he oversees sessions for such acts as Sonny James, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Ferlin Husky on his way to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Nov 26, 1960
    Hawkshaw Hawkins marries Jean Shepard on stage at The Forum in Wichita, Kansas. Hawkins' best man: Capitol executive, record producer and future Country Hall of Fame member Ken Nelson
    Feb 28, 1966
    Capitol's Ken Nelson is named Top Producer/A&R Man in the inaugural Academy of Country & Western Music awards at the Palladium in Hollywood
    Mar 6, 1967
    Ken Nelson repeats as Top Producer/A&R Man in the second annual Academy of Country & Western Music awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles
    Aug 6, 1969
    Jerry Reed overdubs guitar parts on Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" in Nashville under the guidance of producer Ken Nelson
    Sep 15, 1973
    Frank Jones takes over Capitol Records' country division in Hollywood, succeeding the retiring Ken Nelson
    Oct 28, 1984
    June Nelson dies of lung cancer at home in Somis, California, with husband Ken Nelson at her side. A former Capitol executive, he's destined to join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001 after producing Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Hank Thompson and Sonny James
    Jul 9, 2001
    The Country Music Association announces 12 honorees will be added to the Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Anderson, Waylon Jennings, Sam Phillips, The Louvin Brothers, The Delmore Brothers, The Jordanaires, Webb Pierce, Don Gibson, The Everly Brothers, Don Law, Ken Nelson and Homer & Jethro
    Oct 4, 2001
    The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts 12 new members: The Everly Brothers, Sam Phillips, Bill Anderson, The Louvins, The Jordanaires, The Delmore Brothers, Webb Pierce, Don Law, Ken Nelson, Don Gibson, Waylon Jennings and Homer & Jethro
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Former Capitol producer Ken Nelson places 34 titles on the list
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