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Dec 24, 1957
Elvis Presley writes to the draft board, requesting a deferment so that he can film "King Creole" for Paramount
Dec 24, 1957
After escaping a day earlier, Merle Haggard is apprehended by police at his brother's home, handcuffed and returned to the Bakersfield Jail
Dec 25, 1957
Elvis Presley observes Christmas at Graceland Mansion in Memphis for the first time
Dec 26, 1957
The military draft board grants a deferment to Elvis Presley so that he can film "King Creole" for Paramount
Dec 26, 1957
Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
Dec 28, 1957
Having previously made the cover of TV Guide with the rest of his family, Ricky Nelson is highlighted on the magazine's front as a solo star
Dec 29, 1957
Shreveport clairvoyant Bernard Ricks calls "Ring Of Fire" songwriter Merle Kilgore and warns him to check on his daughter. Kilgore finds the baby is being smothered by a pile of clothes
Dec 30, 1957
Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Your Name Is Beautiful"
Dec 30, 1957
Webb Pierce records "You'll Come Back" in the afternoon at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Dec 31, 1957
Ernest Tubb is fined $250 when he hits a tree, driving drunk, on Lynwood Terrace in Nashville with his 1957 Cadillac
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