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Jul 15, 1952
Goldie Hill has her first recording session, for Decca Records in Nashville
Sep 4, 1952
The R&B group Gladys Knight & The Pips is formed in Atlanta, Georgia. Noted for such hits as "Midnight Train To Georgia" and "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me," Knight earns a Country Music Association nomination in 1994
Sep 11, 1952
Ray Charles signs a recording contract with Atlantic Records, where he becomes a major star. Charles goes on to bridge the gap between pop and country with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Sep 19, 1952
Porter Wagoner holds his first RCA recording session, at KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri, beginning with a cover of Hank Williams' "Settin' The Woods On Fire"
Sep 27, 1952
Virginia Hensley debuts as a singer with Bill Peer & His Melody Boys at the Brunswick Moose Hall in Winchester, Virginia. He becomes her manager and gives Patsy Cline her new first name
Sep 30, 1952
Jean Shepard has her first recording session for Capitol Records, at the label's recording studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. One track, "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz," will be featured in episode four of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
Oct 3, 1952
"The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet" debuts on ABC-TV, with 11-year-old Ricky Nelson in a regular role
Dec 19, 1952
Hank Williams gives his final public performance at Austin's Skyline Club, attended by Justin Tubb. Williams admits to Tubb that the "walking the floor" line in "Your Cheatin' Heart" was inspired by Ernest Tubb's "Walking The Floor Over You"
Jan 16, 1953
Bill Monroe suffers 19 broken bones in a head-on collision on Highway 31 near White House, Tennessee. He still manages to get out of the car and pull another passenger, Bessie Lee Mauldin, out of the other side. Monroe is unable to tour until May
Jan 19, 1953
Marty Robbins becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the same day he moves to Nashville from Arizona
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