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    • Jul 26, 1931
    Monument Records founder Fred Foster is born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Credited as a co-writer on "Me And Bobby McGee," Foster's label is key in the careers of Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison and Larry Gatlin. In 2016, he's voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Mar 11, 1958
    Fred Foster founds Monument Records in Baltimore, Maryland. Later relocating in Nashville, the label goes on to represent such acts as Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Billy Swan and, in the 1990s, The Dixie Chicks. Monument is reactivated in 2017, launching Walker Hayes
    Feb 12, 1964
    Fred Foster announces the purchase of the Phillips Recording Studio in downtown Nashville from Sun Records owner Sam Phillips. The facility is renamed the Fred Foster Sound Studio
    Apr 21, 1987
    CBS Records acquires Fred Foster's Monument label, including previous recordings by the likes of Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson and Billy Swan. Ten years later, Monument will launch The Dixie Chicks
    Feb 19, 1999
    Grandpa Jones' family donates his stage apparel and makeup kit to the Country Music Hall of Fame. His outfit includes a pair of boots created during the Civil War. Attending the ceremony: Emmylou Harris, John Hartford and producer Fred Foster
    Oct 14, 1999
    Fred Foster has triple-bypass surgery in Nashville. A co-writer of "Me And Bobby McGee," he founded Monument Records, which had hits by Larry Gatlin, Roy Orbison, Billy Swan, Kris Kristofferson and The Dixie Chicks, among others
    Oct 12, 2009
    Chet Atkins, Charlie Daniels and Fred Foster join the Musicians Hall of Fame during an event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Also added: Victor Feldman, Billy Cox, Paul Riser and Toto
    Aug 29, 2010
    Leadership Music presents the Dale Franklin Award to Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and producer Fred Foster at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel
    Mar 29, 2016
    Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels and Monument Records founder Fred Foster are announced as 2016 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame during a press conference at the Hall of Fame's Rotunda
    Oct 14, 2016
    Kris Kristofferson and Shelby Lynne perform "Me And Bobby McGee" in honor of Monument founder Fred Foster as PBS telecasts a "Great Performances" salute to Grammy legends. Martina McBride and J.D. Souther deliver "Blue Bayou" to recognize Linda Ronstadt
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