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Sep 18, 2014 · D’Antonio had worked with Chuck Dixon, a record promoter and former Cash Box employee who died in 2001. According to testimonies, Dixon was angered that Hughes attempted to halt a scheme that allowed promoters and artists to pay Dixon for a position on the Cash Box chart. During a trial in September 2003, witnesses testified that D’Antonio ...
Aug 8, 2002 · In his heyday, Chuck Dixon was flashy, well dressed and obsessed with the Mafia. “He watched The Godfather —parts 1, 2 and 3—four or five times a week,” says Gary Bradshaw, an enemy-turned ...
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The 1999 song, “Murder on Music Row” was originally recorded by the bluegrass group Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time as the title track for their record. The song would later become a hit when country legends George Strait and Alan Jacksongot ahold of it. The pair performed the song at the 1999 CMA Awards as a protest against the rise of count...
Rewind to the spring of 1989 when two young men got caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time – Music Row. A young Kevin Hughes and his buddy Sammy Sadler were exiting a recording studio on March 6 when an armed gunman wearing a ski mask and dark clothes opened fire on them. As 23-year-old Hughes was shot three times, he attempted to flee the ...
It all began back in 1942 when one of the industry’s first trade periodicals, Cashbox Magazine, started publishing a specific edition geared toward country music. Cashbox quickly became known for their jukebox charts which monitored the spins of songs in jukebox consoles across the nation – including charts for radio play and record sales. Hughes –...
While the police continued to build a case around D’Antonio and Dixon, they struggled to find sufficient amounts of evidence to charge them. Until finally in 2003 – they had a breakthrough. D’Antonio was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Hughes and assault with intent to commit second-degree murder in the shooting of Sadler. Unfort...
Sep 26, 2003 · According to testimony, Dixon was upset that Hughes was attempting to stop a scheme that called for record promoters and artists to pay Dixon for positioning on the Cash Box chart. During the ...
Mar 11, 2019 · Chuck Dixon, who was also thought to be part of the murder, had already passed away in 2001 under somewhat suspicious circumstances as well. Richard D’Antonio pleaded not guilty, but was eventually convicted of both counts in a jury trial in September of 2003, and was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 56.
May 28, 2019 · D’Antonio was an associate of the late Chuck Dixon, a record promoter and former Cash Box Magazine employee. Dixon allegedly controlled access to the independent-artist country music singles ...
Jan 2, 2002 · Well Known Nashville Promoter Dies Suddenly Without Explanation . Chuck Dixon (birth name Charles Detterline pronounced Det ter li ne') is no longer among the living. He died unexpectedly December 23, 2001. His body was flown to South Philadelphia, PA, for a private memorial service. According to our sources, his funeral was attended, by
