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Jul 27, 1954
The Erroll Garner Trio records "Misty" at the Universal Recording Studios in Chicago. The song is revived as a banjo-laden country hit two decades later by Ray Stevens
Dec 18, 1954
Pee Wee King begins a weekly TV show on Chicago's WBBM
Dec 20, 1954
Songwriter Marc Beeson is born in Champaign, Illinois. He authors Restless Heart's "When She Cries," Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight," Blake Shelton's "She's Got A Way With Words" and Pat Green's "Let Me," among others
Dec 22, 1954
Chicago area residents Nate and Pearl Rubenstein adopt a baby boy, naming him Sandy Rubenstein. He discovers in 1992 that his biological father is late guitarist Sammy Pruett, a former member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys
Mar 30, 1955
Connie Cato is born in Carlinville, Illinois. She nabs a country hit in 1975 with her remake of Timi Yuro's "Hurt"
May 21, 1955
Chuck Berry records "Maybellene," a song inspired by Bob Wills' "Ida Red," at Chicago's Chess Recording Studio, with Willie Dixon on bass. George Jones & Johnny Paycheck have a country hit with the song--with the spelling changed to "Mabellene"--in 1979
Sep 24, 1955
Lynne Connie Voorlas is born in Oak Park, Illinois. As Lane Brody, she shares a #1 hit with Johnny Lee in 1984 after recording "The Yellow Rose Of Texas." She also sings the Oscar-nominated "Over You" in the Robert Duvall movie "Tender Mercies"
Apr 16, 1956
Chuck Berry records the rock classic "Roll Over Beethoven," with a reference to Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" in the lyrics. In the same Chicago session, he records "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," which Waylon Jennings turns into a country hit; and "Too Much Monkey Business," a future Freddy Weller hit
Dec 30, 1956
Suzy Bogguss is born in Aledo, Illinois. She earns respect for her easy-going vocal skills and adept song selection in the 1990s, gaining thoughtful hits with "Outbound Plane," "Just Like The Weather," "Aces" and "Letting Go"
Mar 28, 1957
Elvis Presley wears a $2,500 gold lame suit, inspired by Liberace, for the first time during a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. The suit is designed by hillbilly fashion specialist Nudie Cohn
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