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    • Mar 10, 1963
    Record producer Rick Rubin is born in Long Beach, New York. After working with such acts as The Beastie Boys and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, he produces Johnny Cash's latter-day recordings and The Dixie Chicks' album "Taking The Long Way"
    May 17, 1993
    Johnny Cash begins four days of recording in producer Rick Rubin's living room in Los Angeles, backed only by his own guitar. The session marks the start of work on Cash's album "American Recordings"
    Dec 5, 1993
    Johnny Cash records "Delia's Gone" in the Los Angeles living room of producer Rick Rubin. The performance is used in episode seven of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Dec 7, 1993
    Johnny Cash records 10 songs in the living room of producer Rick Rubin's Los Angeles home. Three of the songs, including a cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me," are added to Cash's album "American Recordings" as sessions for that project conclude
    Apr 26, 1994
    American releases Johnny Cash's first album for the label, "American Recordings." The CD is a stripped-down project overseen by rap-rock producer Rick Rubin
    Feb 25, 1998
    Johnny Cash and producer Rick Rubin win Best Country Album, for "Unchained," during the 40th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York
    Sep 15, 2003
    Johnny Cash's funeral is held at the First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Honorary pallbearers include: Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell, Tommy Cash, bass player Marshall Grant and producer Rick Rubin
    Nov 5, 2003
    Johnny Cash's producer, Rick Rubin, wins two trophies in the 37th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House: Album of the Year, for "American IV: The Man Comes Around"; and Single, for "Hurt"
    Feb 11, 2007
    Rick Rubin wins four trophies during the 49th annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Staples Center. He takes Producer of the Year and shares the other three--Record and Album of the Year, and Best Country Album--with The Dixie Chicks after producing "Taking The Long Way" and "Not Ready To Make Nice"
    May 14, 2007
    Columbia announces Rick Rubin, the rock producer who's worked with Johnny Cash and The Dixie Chicks, has joined the executive ranks of the label's pop division
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