Oral history interview with D Kilpatrick; 1995 September 26; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1995 Sept. 26.

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Oral history interview with D Kilpatrick; 1995 September 26; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1995 Sept. 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58841240

Music industry executive D Kilpatrick talks about his career at Mercury Records. Discussion includes the decision to leave Capitol Records; his recruitment by Mercury Records; the scope of his responsibilities at Mercury; his experiences with Mercury's country recordings, including the company's relationship with independent distributors; reflections on the operating procedures at Mercury; moving his home base to Chicago; promoting Mercury's records; the success of the Flatt & Scruggs Mercury recordings; and comments on Mercury acts he worked with, including Carl Story, the Stanley Brothers, Jerry Byrd, Johnny Horton, Jimmy Dean, Benny Martin, Sue Thompson, Ernie Lee, and the Carlisles.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 10 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772327

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Kilpatrick, Dee Morgan

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Music industry executive. Born July 18, 1919. Full name: Walter David Kilpatrick. AKA: W. D. Kilpatrick. Career most active 1940s-1960s. Nashville-based country producer for Capitol Records, 1950-1951. Country producer for Mercury Records, 1951-1956. Manager, WSM's Grand Ole Opry, 1956-1959. Formed Acuff-Rose Artists Corporation, 1959. One of the founders of the Country Music Association (CMA). From the description of Oral history interview with D Kilpatrick; 1986 October 2; intervie...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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Kilpatrick, Dee Morgan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d5r4m (person)

Music industry executive. Born July 18, 1919. Full name: Walter David Kilpatrick. AKA: W. D. Kilpatrick. Career most active 1940s-1960s. Nashville-based country producer for Capitol Records, 1950-1951. Country producer for Mercury Records, 1951-1956. Manager, WSM's Grand Ole Opry, 1956-1959. Formed Acuff-Rose Artists Corporation, 1959. One of the founders of the Country Music Association (CMA). From the description of Oral history interview with D Kilpatrick; 1986 October 2; intervie...