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  1. Elvis PresleyOctober 3, 1956
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    Colonel Parker negotiated with RCA over a new five-year contract. Elvis was to receive a $135,000 advance against 5% royalties and a weekly salary of $1,000. He was also required to make at least ten personal, radio or television appearances to promote his recordings. The contract was signed on October 18.
  2. Cilla BlackSeptember 6, 1963
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    Cilla Black, born Priscilla White, signed a management contract with The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein. After a mistake in the music magazine Mersey Beat, she began using the surname Black, and Epstein insisted that she keep the stage name.
  3. Jerry Lee LewisSeptember 6, 1963
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    Jerry Lee Lewis's contract with Sun Records expired, and he subsequently signed with the Smash label.