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Jun 26, 1953
Bass player Ralph Ezell is born in Union, Mississippi. As a member of Shenandoah, he plays a role in such hits as "The Church On Cumberland Road," "Janie Baker's Love Slave" and "Two Dozen Roses"
Sep 18, 1953
Banjo player/songwriter Carl Jackson is born in Louisville, Mississippi. He authors Vince Gill's "No Future In The Past," Glen Campbell's "(Love Always) Letter To Home" and Pam Tillis' "Put Yourself In My Place." Jackson plays on hits by Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley
Jan 29, 1954
Talk show maven Oprah Winfrey is born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She gets namechecked in Patty Loveless' 1994 country hit "I Try To Think About Elvis"
Mar 17, 1955
Paul Overstreet is born in Antioch, Mississippi. The singer/songwriter is a member of Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet before going solo. He also writes numerous hits for others, including "On The Other Hand" and "Forever And Ever, Amen"
Aug 1, 1955
Johnny Cash plays the first major concert of his career, opening for Webb Pierce, Wanda Jackson and Elvis Presley at the Mississippi-Alabama Fairgrounds in Tupelo, Mississippi. They work four more cities over the next four days
Jul 31, 1956
Elvis Presley receives a speeding ticket in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Sep 26, 1956
Tupelo, Mississippi, declares Elvis Presley Day when the singer plays his hometown. He receives a guitar-shaped key to the city, and plays to an audience that includes teenager Tammy Wynette
Nov 1, 1956
Blues singer Tommy Johnson dies in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. His "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" is named in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
Dec 28, 1956
Charley Pride marries Rozene Cohran in Hernando, Mississippi
Dec 12, 1957
Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year-old cousin Myra Brown in Hernando, Mississippi, though he is not yet divorced from his second wife. His career is damaged when he reveals the news in England
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