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Nov 4, 1952
Dwight Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson for president while singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen, running on the Prohibition ticket, finishes fourth. Because of Stevenson's loss, Ernest Tubb loses $200 in a bet with Eddy Arnold
Nov 8, 1952
Following two years with Capitol, Carl Butler signs a recording contract with Columbia
Nov 9, 1952
One day after signing a new contract with Columbia, Carl Butler holds his first recording session for the label
Nov 10, 1952
Steel player Pat Severs is born in Camden, South Carolina. As a member of Pirates Of The Mississippi, he plays on the 1991 hit "Feed Jake"
Nov 11, 1952
Guitarist Biff Watson is born in Virginia. He becomes a prominent Nashville session musician, playing on hits by Alabama, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride, among others
Nov 12, 1952
Musician Mark Johnson, known for his work in Bill Anderson's Po' Folks band, is born in Montgomery, Alabama
Nov 17, 1952
Elvis Presley's family receives an eviction notice from the Lauderdale Courts in Memphis. The family income is over $4,000, and the Housing Authority limits tenants to an annual income of $2,500
Nov 18, 1952
Faron Young is inducted into the Army, at $87.50 monthly. During his two-year stint, he performs on 200 radio stations weekly with Special Services
Nov 20, 1952
Gene Autry buys Los Angeles radio station KMPC for a reported $800,000
Nov 21, 1952
Tawnee Hall, a guitarist for Lefty Frizzell, dies at age 25 in Eastman, Georgia
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