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    • Dec 24, 1957
    Elvis Presley writes to the draft board, requesting a deferment so that he can film "King Creole" for Paramount
    Dec 24, 1957
    After escaping a day earlier, Merle Haggard is apprehended by police at his brother's home, handcuffed and returned to the Bakersfield Jail
    Dec 25, 1957
    Elvis Presley observes Christmas at Graceland Mansion in Memphis for the first time
    Dec 26, 1957
    The military draft board grants a deferment to Elvis Presley so that he can film "King Creole" for Paramount
    Dec 26, 1957
    Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
    Dec 28, 1957
    Having previously made the cover of TV Guide with the rest of his family, Ricky Nelson is highlighted on the magazine's front as a solo star
    Dec 29, 1957
    Shreveport clairvoyant Bernard Ricks calls "Ring Of Fire" songwriter Merle Kilgore and warns him to check on his daughter. Kilgore finds the baby is being smothered by a pile of clothes
    Dec 30, 1957
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Your Name Is Beautiful"
    Dec 30, 1957
    Webb Pierce records "You'll Come Back" in the afternoon at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Dec 31, 1957
    Ernest Tubb is fined $250 when he hits a tree, driving drunk, on Lynwood Terrace in Nashville with his 1957 Cadillac
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