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...signing to RCA Victor and producing a handful of fairly traditional country albums. Eventually, he left Nashville and RCA, heading out to the West Coast. It was here Hartford produced some of his most important musical efforts, beginning...

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The Nashville sound was pioneered by staff at RCA Records and Columbia Records in Nashville, Tennessee, including manager Steve Sholes, record producers Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley, and Bob Ferguson , and recording engineer Bill Porter .

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...Recordings, which releases records sporadically, such as Damien Rice's successful debut album O. Mr Levitan is also co-president of Nashville-based publishing company Combustion Music, whose roster of songwriters includes Kings of Leon.

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...Wagoner and Bobby Bare, among others. His own career as a solo artist had withered until Atkins, who headed the Nashville unit at RCA Records, urged Mr. Reed to leave his record label, Columbia, for RCA. Atkins's idea was not to refashion...

In this article: Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Grammy Award, Porter Wagoner, Elvis Presley, Smokey and the Bandit, Nashville, Bobby Bare, Merle Travis, and Waylon Jennings

...from American country music artist Ty England. Formerly a guitarist in Garth Brooks' road band, England recorded and released his solo debut album in 1995 on the Nashville division of RCA Records. The album's first single, "Should've Asked Her...

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...an album with RCA Records called After All These Years. Eddy Arnold died of natural causes at 5:00am on May 8, 2008 in a nursing home in Nashville, a week before his 90th birthday. His wife of 66 years, Sally Gayhart Arnold, had preceded...

In this article: Eddy Arnold, RCA Records, Nashville sound, Billboard, Country Music Hall of Fame, Make the World Go Away, Henderson, Tennessee, Nashville, and Las Vegas

In July, Clarkson signed up with Nashville-based Starstruck Entertainment, which was founded by Reba McEntire's husband, Narvel Blackstock, after parting ways with longtime manager Jeff Kwatinetz of the Firm in Los Angeles. While...

In this article: Kelly Clarkson, My December, Nashville, Reba McEntire, Breakaway, E!, Because of You, Never Again, Firm, and Academy of Country Music Awards

...Evans returned to Nashville in 1995, where Evans began recording demos . Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard was impressed by Evans' demo of his song "Tiger by the Tail". Howard decided to help Evans' music career, which led to a signed...

In this article: Sara Lynn Evans, Born to Fly, Restless, RIAA, Real Fine Place, Billboard, Suds in the Bucket, and Edwin McCain

...2009, 9:52am CDT Thomas Nelson signs Evans book deal Nashville-based Thomas Nelson Inc. has signed platinum-selling country artist Sara Evans to publish her debut novel this year. The novel is the first in a series that will be released...

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