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Feb 1, 1962
The Bradley Film & Recording Studio, the cornerstone of Nashville's Music Row, becomes Columbia Recording Studios as Owen Bradley sells the facility for $300,000
Aug 28, 1962
A fire destroys 75% of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch in California, a former shooting locale for dozens of western movies
Sep 1, 1962
Fifth Avenue in Nashville is renamed Opry Place between Broadway and Commerce, the block that houses the Ryman Auditorium. The designation is eventually ignored
May 23, 1963
Gene Autry cuts the ribbon on the Hotel Continental, a 13-story building at 8401 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
Jun 4, 1963
The Gene Autry Hotel Company announces it's purchased the 140-room Ocotillo Lodge in Palm Springs, California
Sep 6, 1963
Ray Charles pays $52,000 for property on Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, where he makes his home and establishes an office and recording studio. In 1962, he made country mainstream with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Sep 12, 1963
The National Life and Casualty Insurance Company purchases Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville for $200,000, and officially recognizes it as the Grand Ole Opry House
Sep 18, 1963
The Gene Autry Hotel Company acquires the 500-room Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood
Sep 27, 1963
The National Life & Accident Insurance Company pays $200,000 to buy the Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville, and renames it the Grand Ole Opry House
Nov 23, 1963
Willie Nelson signs the papers to buy a 200-acre farm in Ridgetop, Tennessee
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