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    • Dec 7, 1955
    The Victor Mature movie "The Last Frontier" premieres in New York City, with Rusty Draper singing the picture's title song
    Jul 13, 1956
    The ABC series "Polka Time" debuts, featuring Stan Wolowic's Polka Chips. The band is a hybrid version of The Prairie Ramblers and still includes banjo player Chick Hurt and bass player Jack Taylor, both of whom backed Patsy Montana on "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
    Dec 19, 1956
    Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is one of 14 musical performances in the Jayne Mansfield movie "The Girl Can't Help It," which debuts in theaters. Also performing: Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Bobby Troup and The Platters
    Jan 15, 1957
    Elvis Presley records "Party" at Hollywood's Radio Recorders for the "Loving You" soundtrack. Wanda Jackson will record the definitive version of the song, which becomes a hit for her in 1960 under the title "Let's Have A Party"
    May 16, 1957
    Shooting begins at Los Angeles' Ziv Studios on the movie "Carnival Rock," featuring David Houston, Bob Luman, James Burton, The Platters and "Louisiana Hayride" founder Horace Logan
    Jun 7, 1957
    "Trooper Hook" opens, starring Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck, with Sheb Wooley in a minor role. Tex Ritter sings the title track
    Sep 24, 1957
    "Polka Time" ends a 14-month prime-time run on ABC-TV. The show's regulars include bass player Jack Taylor and banjo player Chick Hurt, former members of The Prairie Ramblers who now perform in Stan Wolowic's Polka Chips
    Dec 23, 1957
    Bobby Helms records "Jacqueline" at the Bradley Studio in Nashville. The song appears in the movie "The Case Against Brooklyn"
    Apr 16, 1958
    The movie "Country Music Holiday" debuts in theaters. The picture's cast includes Faron Young, Zsa Zsa Gabor, June Carter Cash, Ferlin Husky, Rod Brasfield, Jerry Byrd and The Jordanaires
    May 30, 1958
    The movie "High School Confidential" debuts, with Jerry Lee Lewis singing the title track from the back end of a flatbed truck



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