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Dec 29, 1953
Webb Pierce is jailed and charged with drunk and disorderly conduct and with resisting arrest after forcing his way into the dressing room of female wrestler Cora Combs at the Hippodrome in Nashville. Combs goes by the pokey to ask for his release, saying she feels responsible
Jan 4, 1954
Elvis Presley makes his second demo recording, of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "Casual Love Affair," at Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis. The long lost recording is discovered in 1993
Jan 19, 1954
Kitty Wells records "Release Me" at Nashville's Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel
Jan 21, 1954
Bill Monroe buys his second farm, a 288-acre property in Sumner County, Tennessee, with a $10 down payment for the $15,660 purchase. He will share the home with bass player Bessie Lee Mauldin while his wife Carolyn remains on his other farm
Jan 22, 1954
Little Jimmy Dickens records "Out Behind The Barn" in Nashville
Jan 29, 1954
Fiddler Theron Hale dies in Nashville. One of the early members of the Grand Ole Opry, he stayed with the cast from 1925-1933
Feb 14, 1954
Eddy Arnold records "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" at Thomas Production Studio in Nashville. Faron Young cuts the definitive version 11 months later
Feb 21, 1954
Keyboard player Billy Earhart is born in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He joins The Amazing Rhythm Aces, appearing on all three of their hits: "Third Rate Romance," "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)" and Grammy-winner "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"
Feb 23, 1954
Webb Pierce and The Wilburn Brothers record "Sparkling Brown Eyes" in Nashville at the Castle Studio
Mar 5, 1954
Fiddler George Wilkerson dies at his home in Nashville following a six-month illness. He was the founder and leader of The Fruit Jar Drinkers, a string band that was a mainstay of the early Grand Ole Opry
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