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    • Dec 16, 1931
    Record producer Shelby Singleton is born in Waskom, Texas. His credits include Leroy Van Dyke's "Walk On By," Ray Stevens' "Ahab, The Arab" and Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A."
    Apr 1, 1961
    Jerry Kennedy goes to work at Mercury Records in Nashville as an assistant to label president Shelby Singleton. He goes on to produce hits for such Mercury and Smash acts as The Statler Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roger Miller
    Sep 13, 1968
    Jeannie C. Riley wins a $390,000 breach of contract lawsuit filed against her and Plantation Records owner Shelby Singleton in Nashville by Little Darlin' Records founder Aubrey Mayhew, who claimed she was signed to his label
    Jul 1, 1969
    Record producer Sam Phillips sells Sun Records to Shelby Singleton. The deal includes the transfer of the early recordings of Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others
    Apr 1, 1977
    "Harper Valley P.T.A." producer Shelby Singleton and his wife, Sandra, welcome a daughter, Shana Stacy Singleton
    Oct 7, 2009
    Record executive Shelby Singleton dies at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. The producer of Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A.," he bought Sun Records and produced Roy Drusky, Faron Young and Leroy Van Dyke
    May 15, 2015
    A South Carolina man sues the estate of Shelby Singleton, saying he had invested $101,000 in Sun Records, only to discover the company no longer owned the rights to any of the recordings or logos that made the label historic
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