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Oct 19, 1958
Brenda Lee records "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Oct 20, 1958
Ray Price's "City Lights" becomes the first song written by Bill Anderson to hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Oct 20, 1958
Capitol releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's Christmas album "The Star Carol"
Oct 20, 1958
Jay Perkins dies from a brain tumor, with his brother, Carl Perkins, holding his hand. Jay played guitar along with Carl on "Blue Suede Shoes"
Oct 21, 1958
Following the show-business retirement of his wife, Gracie Allen, "The George Burns Show" debuts on CBS. The comedian becomes a country singer in 1979, with his recording of "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again"
Oct 21, 1958
RCA releases Elvis Presley's two-sided hit "One Night" and "I Got Stung"
Oct 21, 1958
Buddy Holly records "True Love Ways," "Raining In My Heart" and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" at Pythian Hall in New York. "True Love Ways" becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley in 1980
Oct 22, 1958
The Jordanaires take a guest slot on "The Milton Berle Show" on NBC
Oct 22, 1958
Butch Baker is born in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He lands a number of singles on the country chart for Mercury during the 1980s and joins Hank Williams Jr. on the 1988 multi-artist hit "Young Country"
Oct 23, 1958
Elvis Presley attends a Bill Haley concert in Frankfurt, Germany
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