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May 1, 1873
William Morris is born in Schwartzenau, Germany. He founds the William Morris Agency, one of the world's most successful booking firms, which will represent such country acts as Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley
Sep 30, 1887
Thomas Edison forms the Edison Phonograph Company to market his new machine that records on wax cylinders. The first models retail for $85, $100 and $130. Edison envisions the phonograph as a business dictation machine--not for entertainment
Jan 22, 1889
The Columbia Phonograph Company is launched in Washington, D.C. Initially an office equipment company, it eventually becomes Columbia Records, with such country artists as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ray Price and Miranda Lambert
Nov 1, 1894
Billboard issues its first edition, eight pages long, with a 10-cent price. The publication becomes the leading trade magazine for the music industry
Nov 6, 1896
The American Federation of Musicians, otherwise known as the musicians' union, is chartered in New York. All musicians who play on a "master" recording are paid through the union. Nashville's chapter is Local 257
Mar 15, 1897
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Federation of Musicians is founded. The city provides a recording site for Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Dwight Yoakam, among others
Sep 21, 1899
The Gramophone Company, the parent of RCA Victor, buys a picture of a dog entranced by a recording device. The painting, titled "His Master's Voice," becomes a trademark for RCA
Jul 10, 1900
Emile Berliner files for a U.S. trademark for British artist Francis Barraud's painting of a dog listening to a gramophone. The image, titled "His Master's Voice," becomes a symbol for RCA
Oct 3, 1900
Eldridge Johnson forms the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey. Victor hosts the first country recording session in 1922 and releases singles by some of the genre's first stars, including Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family
Sep 17, 1901
The American Federation of Musicians establishes a Chicago local. The city provides a recording site for Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold, Red Foley, Bob Wills and Pee Wee King, among others
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