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Jim Bulleit

Date: 1983 May 04
Length: 119 min.
Call Number: OHC46

Jim Bulleit Bio:

Nashville recording industry pioneer.  Born November 4, 1908.  Died December 12, 1988.  Music industry career active 1940s-1950s.  Co-founder of Bullet Records, one of Nashville's first independent record labels and the first to achieve national status.

Oral History Interview Summary

1983 May 4
(1 hour, 59 minutes)

Record industry pioneer Jim Bulleit discusses his career.  Discussion includes his college background and first jobs after college; colleagues from his WSM days, including Irving Waugh, Ott Devine, and Harry Stone; working for the Artists Service office; the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium; starting Bullet Records and their first record; experiences recording various artists; the popularity of the Francis Craig Orchestra's recording of "Near You"; and the Bullet catalogue.

 


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