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Jan 11, 1956
Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen is born in Houston. His rough-cut sound and unique songwriting make him a favorite on the Texas red-dirt circuit, and he appears in the soundtrack to "Happy, Texas"
Feb 11, 1956
Houston-based music publisher Curt Peeples sends a letter to Sun Records' Sam Phillips claiming he owns the copyright to "Blue Suede Shoes." Phillips sends back a letter stating that Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash co-wrote it; Peeples never responds
Apr 13, 1956
Elvis Presley begins four shows spread over three days at San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium. Attending one of the shows: future Texas Tornado Doug Sahm. Guitarist Scotty Moore says the dates mark the first time that the band cannot hear itself
Apr 21, 1956
Not quite one month since breaking his collarbone in an auto accident, Carl Perkins returns to the stage in Beaumont, Texas
May 3, 1956
Dallas producer and studio owner Jim Beck dies after inhaling cleaning solution while maintaining a tape machine. Beck influenced the careers of Lefty Frizzell and Ray Price, and had Decca considering moving its country operations to Dallas
May 28, 1956
Studio musician Brent Rowan is born in Waxahachie, Texas. He wins the Academy of Country Music's Top Guitarist in 1989, first playing on John Conlee's "Friday Night Blues," then working with Alabama, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain, among others
May 31, 1956
The John Wayne movie "The Searchers" opens in Lubbock. A frequent line from the film, "That'll be the day," inspires Buddy Holly to write a classic
Jun 1, 1956
Lisa Hartman is born in Houston, Texas. She marries Clint Black and joins him as a vocalist on "When I Said I Do"
Jul 12, 1956
Singer/songwriter Julie Miller is born in Dallas, Texas. She becomes a duet partner of husband Buddy Miller, working to critical acclaim in the alternative country movement, and playing on cuts by Emmylou Harris
Aug 29, 1956
Carl Perkins wrecks the Cadillac Sam Phillips had presented him in April while speeding near Brownsville, Texas
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