Oral history interview with Murray Nash; 1983 June 14; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 14.

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Oral history interview with Murray Nash; 1983 June 14; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 14.

Music industry executive Murray Nash talks about his career at Acuff-Rose during the 1950s. Discussion includes Acuff-Rose's relationship with recording labels; Acuff-Rose's business style; working with Hank Williams's material; Fred Rose's role in promoting several careers, including Hank Williams and Bill Carlisle; competition between publishing companies; and examples of his promotion work for Acuff-Rose.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours, 4 minutes)

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Nash, Murray

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Music industry executive. Born March 5, 1918. Full name: Robert Murray Nash. Career active late 1940s-1950s. While working as a distributor for RCA during the 1940s he helped to sign Pee Wee King, Charlie Monroe, and Cliff Carlisle to the label. Head of country recording for Mercury Records, 1948-1951. From 1951-1954 he worked for Acuff-Rose, where he became a successful promoter and helped to launch the Acuff-Rose record label, Hickory Records. From the description of Oral history i...

Nash, Murray

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Music industry executive. Born March 5, 1918. Full name: Robert Murray Nash. Career active late 1940s-1950s. While working as a distributor for RCA during the 1940s he helped to sign Pee Wee King, Charlie Monroe, and Cliff Carlisle to the label. Head of country recording for Mercury Records, 1948-1951. From 1951-1954 he worked for Acuff-Rose, where he became a successful promoter and helped to launch the Acuff-Rose record label, Hickory Records. From the description of Oral history i...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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