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    • Oct 28, 1957
    Elvis Presley makes his first appearance in Hollywood, at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium. Actor Alan Ladd is angered by the concert, which The Los Angeles Mirror-News says is "not basically music but a sex show"
    Nov 16, 1957
    Patti Page graces the cover of TV Guide
    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
    Jan 4, 1958
    Former country hitmaker Lawrence Welk appears on the cover of TV Guide
    Jan 4, 1958
    Bob Wills gives his blessing to rock & roll in The Tulsa Tribune: "Why, man, that's the same kind of music we've been playin' since 1928! It's just basic rhythm and has gone by a lot of different names in my time"
    Mar 29, 1958
    Tennessee Ernie Ford appears on the cover of TV Guide
    May 24, 1958
    "American Bandstand" host and future Academy of Country Music awards producer Dick Clark appears on the cover of TV Guide
    Jun 9, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis buys a five-page trade ad, explaining his marital problems: "I hope that if I'm washed up as a performer, it won't be because of this bad publicity...I can't control the press or the sensationalism that these people will go to"
    Aug 2, 1958
    Pre-dating his country hit "Old Rivers" by four years, Walter Brennan occupies the cover of TV Guide
    Oct 4, 1958
    "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark, destined to play a founding role in the Academy of Country Music, appears on the cover of TV Guide



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