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    • Aug 22, 1969
    Colonel Tom Parker fires off a note to Elvis Presley that his jokes on stage in Las Vegas are becoming too risque
    May 25, 1971
    Astronaut Stuart Roosa writes a letter to Jerry Lee Lewis thanking him for a tape he took on Apollo 14, a mission that sent the crew into orbit around the moon
    Apr 17, 1972
    Johnny Cash writes a letter to the Las Vegas Hilton, encouraging the casino to employ The Oak Ridge Boys as an opening act for someone. Two years later, they open for Cash at the Hilton
    Jul 15, 1975
    Four months after her contract with Columbia expired, Tanya Tucker sends the label a letter demanding she be given control of her master recordings under that deal, since she was a minor when she signed. The matter ends up in court, where a judge rules in Columbia's favor
    Mar 3, 1980
    Johnny Cash dictates a letter to his secretary from New York, firing his longtime bass player Marshall Grant
    Nov 15, 1986
    Johnny Cash writes a personal note in Las Vegas to Tammy Wynette to show support while she undergoes rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center. The note appears for sale on eBay in 2006
    Jun 12, 1992
    Johnny Cash sends a letter to Billy Ray Cyrus, a target of music industry derision: "Thirty-six years ago I was working with Elvis--and saw him take the same kind of flak you're taking now. Congratulations on the way you're handling it all"
    Sep 11, 1992
    Johnny Cash pens a note to Trisha Yearwood, thanking her for mentioning him in an interview and telling her he thinks she has "what it takes to make it big"
    Feb 14, 1994
    T. Graham Brown's wife, Sheila, gives him an eight-page letter, telling him how his alcohol addiction is wreaking havoc in the home and causing him to miss his son's youth. The letter helps him quit drinking
    Oct 22, 1998
    Decca executive Mark Wright sends a letter to radio stations, asking them to stop playing Mark Chesnutt's current single, "Wherever You Are," and prepare for his next release, a remake of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"



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