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    • Jan 15, 1955
    Colonel Tom Parker attends the Louisiana Hayride at Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, watching Elvis Presley for probably the first time. Within weeks, Parker is attempting to sign Presley to a management contract
    Feb 5, 1955
    Elvis Presley records "Baby, Let's Play House" at Memphis' Sun Recording Studio
    Feb 6, 1955
    Elvis Presley meets for the first time with Colonel Tom Parker at Palumbo's, across the street from Memphis' Ellis Auditorium, where he performs two shows with Faron Young, Martha Carson, Ferlin Husky and The Wilburn Brothers
    Feb 16, 1955
    Elvis Presley opens for Hank Snow in Odessa, Texas, where the audience includes one Roy Orbison
    Feb 22, 1955
    Elvis Presley performs a sold-out show in Hope, Arkansas, the home of nine-year-old Bill Clinton. Presley gets his first pink Cadillac stuck in mud in a two-car caravan that includes June Carter and Justin Tubb
    Mar 5, 1955
    Elvis Presley performs "Uncle Pen" on "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport, Louisiana, as he makes his first TV appearance
    Mar 15, 1955
    Elvis Presley amends his management contract with Bob Neal, signing a one-year deal that gives Neal 15%
    Mar 19, 1955
    Elvis Presley performs at the Eagle's Nest in Houston. Attending the show is future country singer Tommy Overstreet
    Mar 23, 1955
    Elvis Presley auditions in New York for the CBS-TV show "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts." The producers pass
    Apr 3, 1955
    Elvis Presley receives a speeding ticket outside of Shreveport
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