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1948--at
age 14, started carrying Hank Williams Sr.'s guitar at Louisiana Hayride |
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1950--started
performing on the Louisiana Hayride |
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1952--first
job as a Disc Jockey at KRUS Radio (Ruston, LA) |
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1953--hosted
his own tv show as "The Tall Texan" on KFAZ-TV and KNOE
Radio & TV (Monroe, LA) |
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1953--wrote
first song "More and More," a million seller, recorded by
Webb Pierce and pop artist Guy Lombardo |
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1953--signed
first recording contract with Imperial Records in March; first
release was "More and More" |
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1955--worked
as a DJ at KBSF-Radio (Springhill, LA) |
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1956--worked
as a DJ at KCIJ-Radio (Shreveport, LA) |
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1957--became
the DJ at KENT-Radio (Springhill, LA) |
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1958--became
the DJ and manager of KZEA-Radio (formerly KFIJ)in Shreveport, LA |
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1959--became
the DJ and manager of KBSF-Radio (Springhill, LA) |
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1959--had
first top ten record with self-penned song "Dear Mama" on
Starday Records |
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1959--wrote
"Johnny Reb," a million seller for Johnny Horton |
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1960--hosted
the Big Ten Jamboree on Channel 10 in Eldorado, AR |
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1960--made
first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry on May 23; received the WSM
Mr DJ Award |
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1961--signed
recording contract with Mercury Records |
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1961--moved
to Nashville on December 31 to become the manager of the Nashville
office of Shapiro-Bernstein Music |
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1962--started
performing as a regular guest on the Grand Ole Opry |
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1962--Multi-million
seller "Wolverton Mountain" was recorded by Claude King |
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1962--joined
the Johnny Cash road show |
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1962--performed
at Carnegie Hall in New York City |
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1962--performed
at the Hollywood Bowl |
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1963--named
one of Billboard Magazine's Top Ten Songwriters |
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1963--co-wrote
"Ring of Fire" with June Carter |
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1963--appeared
in first feature film, "Country Music on Broadway" |
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1963--record
LP for Starday, "Gold In Them Thar Hills" |
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1963--signed
with MGM Records |
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1964--joined
the Hank Williams Jr. road show as opening act on May 1 |
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1965--starred
in the movie "Second Fiddle To a Steel Guitar" |
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1965--signed
with Epic Records |
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1966--starred
in the gospel movie "Sing a Song For Heaven's Sake" |
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1967--signed
with Columbia Records |
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1968--signed
with Ashley Records |
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1969--became
General Manager of Hank Williams Jr.'s publishing companies |
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1970--starred
in the movie "Educated Heart" |
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1972--re-signed
with Starday Records |
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1974--signed
with Warner Bros. Records |
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1974--appeared
in the feature film "W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings"
starring Burt Reynolds |
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1975--appeared
in Robert Altman's movie "Nashville" |
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1978--accepted
position as "Singing Host" of George Jones' Possum Holler
Club in Nashville, TN |
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1978--moved
to Cullman, AL with Hank Williams Jr. Enterprises |
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1979--donated
the original lyrics of "Wolverton Mountain" to the Country
Music Hall of Fame in June, where they are currently on display |
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1979--appeared
in the movie "Roadie" |
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1980--appeared
in the movie "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
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1981--appeared
as himself in the movie "Living Proof," the story of Hank
Williams Jr. for NBC |
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1986--named
Executive Vice President and Head of Management of Hank Williams Jr.
Enterprises, on April 7 |
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1986--moved
with Hank Williams Jr. Enterprises to Paris, TN, on July 1 |
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1987--named
an honorary State Senator for Tennessee by the Tennessee State Legislature |
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1989--began
serving on the CMA Board of Directors; is still currently serving on
the Board |
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1989--negotiated
deal for Hank Williams Jr.'s performance of the ABC Monday Night
Football theme song |
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1990--voted
the first CMA "Manager of the Year" at the SRO Awards ceremony |
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1990--elected
President of the Nashville Songwriters Association International's
Board of Directors |
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1993--inducted
into the Louisiana Hall of Fame in Lafayette, LA |
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1993--inducted
into Shreveport's Byrd High School Hall of Fame |
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1994--opened
Merle Kilgore Management in Nashville, representing Hank Williams
Jr. and other artists |
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1995-1997--served
as President of Rope International |
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1997--named
Rope International Business Person of the Year |
