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Mar 31, 1967
An invitation-only event provides a peek at the original Country Music Hall of Fame a day before its public opening on Music Row in Nashville. Among the attendees: Eddy Arnold, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Hank Williams Jr., Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Jeannie Seely and songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Apr 1, 1967
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opens in a barn-like structure on Music Row in Nashville. It remains at that location for 34 years, before moving downtown
Nov 17, 1967
Minnie Pearl serves fried chicken to guests Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter and local politicians as she opens Minnie Pearl's Chicken Systems, the home office for her fast-food chain, at 2708 Franklin Road in Nashville
Aug 3, 1968
Minnie Pearl's Chicken holds its grand opening on Murfreesboro Road in Nashville
Jan 27, 1969
The Little Jimmy Dickens Smoke House opens at 2030 Richard Jones Road in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood
May 25, 1969
Jimmy Dean opens a sausage plant in his hometown: Plainview, Texas
Jul 31, 1969
"There's a saucy delight in every bite": Hank Williams Jr.'s Barbecue Pit opens at 990 Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville. Bocephus greets patrons the first day. A barbecue sandwich is 50 cents, a soda costs 15 cents
Sep 20, 1969
The Tex Ritter Chuckwagon opens at 21st and West End Avenue in Nashville
Sep 25, 1969
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held at Hank Williams Jr.'s Barbecue Pit at 115 Opry Place in downtown Nashville. It's Bocephus' second Pit, following on the heels of a restaurant at 990 Murfreesboro Road
Dec 11, 1969
The Jack Clement Studios open for business on Belmont Boulevard in Nashville. They provide a recording site for such hits as Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way," Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy" and Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever"
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