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    • Jun 15, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell signs a recording contract with Columbia Records. He gets a 1.5-cent royalty per record
    Jul 25, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell records "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time," "I Love You A Thousand Ways" and "Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)" in his first recording session, at Dallas' Jim Beck Studio
    Sep 4, 1950
    Columbia releases Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" backed with "I Love You A Thousand Ways"
    Sep 21, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell records "Look What Thoughts Will Do" at the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas
    Nov 8, 1950
    Columbia renegotiates Lefty Frizzell's recording contract. He gets a raise from a royalty of 2% of 90% per record to 3% for two years, with a two-year option at 4%
    Nov 10, 1950
    Hawkshaw Hawkins records the Lefty Frizzell song "I Love You A Thousand Ways" at the King Recording Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 16, 1950
    Billboard magazine runs an ad that touts Lefty Frizzell's nickname as the result of an amateur boxing career. The claim is untrue, but becomes a part of the Frizzell legacy
    Dec 30, 1950
    Lefty Frizzell makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and "I Love You A Thousand Ways"
    Jan 2, 1951
    Columbia releases Lefty Frizzell's "Look What Thoughts Will Do" backed by "Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)"
    Jan 11, 1951
    Lefty Frizzell records "I Want To Be With You Always" and "Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)" at the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas, Texas
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