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May 13, 1955
An Elvis Presley performance causes a riot for the first time in Jacksonville. Mae Boren Axton sees the show, and promises to write him a hit. Six months later, she brings him "Heartbreak Hotel"
May 21, 1955
Drummer Stan Lynch is born in Gainesville, Florida. A member of Tom Petty's band, The Heartbreakers, he co-writes Tim McGraw's 2004 country hit "Back When"
Jul 31, 1955
Elvis Presley performs at the Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida. A photo from the show is used the following year as the cover for the album "Elvis"
Dec 30, 1955
Songwriter Troy Jones is born in Port Saint Joe, Florida. Nicknamed the "Forklift Philosopher" while working at a paper mill, he authors Kenny Chesney & George Strait's "Shiftwork" and Billy Currington's "People Are Crazy"
Feb 23, 1956
Elvis Presley collapses after a concert at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. A doctor tells him to slow down, but Presley performs again the next night
Jun 7, 1956
Larry Boone is born in Cooper City, Florida. He gains a hit with 1988's "Don't Give Candy To A Stranger," and writes Tracy Lawrence's "Lessons Learned," Lonestar's "Everything's Changed" and Kathy Mattea's "Burnin' Old Memories"
Aug 10, 1956
After seeing his matinee show in Jacksonville, Florida, judge Marion Gooding tells Elvis Presley if he repeats the afternoon's moves in his two evening performances, he'll be arrested for indecency. Presley does both shows wiggling only his pinky
Jul 24, 1957
Pam Tillis is born in Plant City, Florida. The daughter of country singer Mel Tillis, she fashions a career of her own with a series of hits in the 1990s, winning the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist in 1994 and joining the Grand Ole Opry in 2000
Jan 15, 1958
Keyboard player Kurt Howell is born in Winter Haven, Florida. He joins breezy West Coast band Southern Pacific, which hits the Top 10 four times during the late-1980s, reaching #2 with "New Shade Of Blue"
Jan 26, 1958
Guitarist B. James Lowry is born in Pensacola, Florida. A member of the 1980s pop group The Boys Band, he goes on to play on sessions behind Luke Bryan, Jo Dee Messina, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw and Reba McEntire, among others
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