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Nov 16, 1942Record executive Rick Blackburn is born in Cincinnati. From 1980-1987, he heads CBS Records' country division, working with Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson and Rosanne Cash. In 1989, he takes the helm at Atlantic, handling Tracy Lawrence, Neal McCoy and John Michael MontgomeryJun 19, 1986Ricky Van Shelton showcases for CBS executives Rick Blackburn and Steve Buckingham at The Stockyard in Nashville, singing Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot" and Merle Haggard's "Hungry Eyes"Nov 30, 2012Former record executive Rick Blackburn dies at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. While running the country divisions for CBS and Atlantic, he had a hand in the careers of Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard, Rodney Crowell, Tracy Lawrence, Exile and John Michael Montgomery
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