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Mar 9, 1958
The Everly Brothers sing "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Be-Bop-A-Lula" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The lineup for the CBS program, telecast live from New York, also features Jo Stafford
Mar 10, 1958
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' double-sided hit, "Just Married" backed with "Stairway Of Love"
Mar 11, 1958
Fred Foster founds Monument Records in Baltimore, Maryland. Later relocating in Nashville, the label goes on to represent such acts as Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Billy Swan and, in the 1990s, The Dixie Chicks. Monument is reactivated in 2017, launching Walker Hayes
Mar 15, 1958
Elvis Presley plays two shows at Russwood Park in Memphis. They represent his last concerts until 1961
Mar 18, 1958
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper record "Big Midnight Special"
Mar 21, 1958
RCA releases "Elvis' Golden Records"
Mar 22, 1958
Pee Wee King joins host Red Foley on ABC's "Country Music Jubilee," formerly known as "Ozark Jubilee"
Mar 22, 1958
Hank Williams Jr. makes his public stage debut at the age of eight, singing "Lovesick Blues" at the Nancy Auditorium in Swainsboro, Georgia. The facility is owned by Webb Pierce and music executive Jim Denny
Mar 24, 1958
Elvis Presley is sworn into the U.S. Army in Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1958
Elvis Presley receives a standard G.I. haircut at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. As he gets his buzzcut, he quips, "Hair today, gone tomorrow!"
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