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    • Oct 21, 1915
    Record producer Owen Bradley is born in Westmoreland, Tennessee. He establishes the first recording studio on what becomes Music Row, heads Decca, and produces Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, among others, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
    Dec 14, 1935
    Owen Bradley marries Mary Katherine Franklin. A part-time employee of WSM at the time, he goes on to become one of country's most significant producers, working with the likes of Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells and Conway Twitty
    Aug 24, 1949
    The Owen Bradley Quintet records "Blues Stay Away From Me" at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel
    Oct 3, 1949
    Coral releases The Owen Bradley Quintet's "Blues Stay Away From Me"
    Jul 27, 1956
    Buddy Holly records "That'll Be The Day" for Decca in Nashville. That version is not released, as producer Owen Bradley calls it "the worst song I've ever heard"
    May 10, 1960
    Jimmie Davis is sworn in as governor during an inaugural ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The event is attended by fellow country artists and executives Webb Pierce, Owen Bradley, Hubert Long and Faron Young
    Feb 1, 1962
    The Bradley Film & Recording Studio, the cornerstone of Nashville's Music Row, becomes Columbia Recording Studios as Owen Bradley sells the facility for $300,000
    Dec 11, 1965
    Decca presents Brenda Lee a red Mustang convertible during a 21st birthday party at Nashville's Hermitage Hotel. In attendance: future Country Music Hall of Famers Red Foley, Owen Bradley and Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
    Oct 14, 1974
    Decca record producer Owen Bradley and Pee Wee King enter the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the first Country Music Association awards ceremony held at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Feb 17, 1977
    Record producer Owen Bradley receives the Pioneer Award during the 12th annual Academy of Country Music awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium
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