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Oct 18, 1957
Paul McCartney makes his first appearance with The Quarry Men at the New Clubmoor Hall in Liverpool, England. The group goes on to become The Beatles, and several of their songs emerge as country hits
Dec 8, 1957
Guitarist Phil Collen is born in London. He joins the rock band Def Leppard in 1982, co-writing the signature hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me." It will be referenced in Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"
Jan 24, 1958
Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" becomes the first single ever to enter the United Kingdom's chart at #1
Mar 1, 1958
Buddy Holly arrives in London for a 25-day tour of Britain which will be witnessed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and Elton John. Within months, Holly produces Waylon Jennings' first recording session
Mar 5, 1958
Pop singer Andy Gibb is born in Manchester, England. He's established in the summer of 1977 with "I Just Want To Be Your Everything," covered as a country hit several months later by Connie Smith
May 22, 1958
Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in London, where he admits he's married his teenage cousin, Myra. He's booed offstage and forced to cancel 34 of his 37 scheduled concerts
Jun 3, 1958
Songwriter Georges Boulanger dies in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His song "My Prayer" was a 1956 pop hit for The Platters and will become a Top 15 country single for Narvel Felts in 1976
Oct 1, 1958
Private Elvis Presley arrives in Bremerhaven, Germany, where he's greeted by an estimated 1,500 fans. He will reside in Europe for the next 17 months, serving out the remainder of his military tour of duty
Oct 4, 1958
Elvis Presley's father and grandmother arrive in Germany, where Elvis is serving with the Army. Elvis has dinner with his dad in Bad Homburg
Oct 14, 1958
Roy Acuff arrives in Frankfurt, Germany, where he performs for American troops at the beginning of a two-month USO tour of Europe
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