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    • Dec 25, 1949
    Future Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie McCoy receives a guitar for Christmas
    Dec 25, 1950
    Reggie Young receives his first guitar for Christmas in Memphis. He goes on to become a session musician, playing on such hits as Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and George Strait's "Ace In The Hole"
    Dec 25, 1951
    Merle Haggard spends Christmas in the Bakersfield Juvenile Hall for truancy. His mother shows up during the day with a holiday gift: a Martin guitar. Haggard runs away during the early part of 1952, and ends up in a reformatory in Whittier, California
    Dec 25, 1952
    Eight-year-old Larry Collins receives a guitar for Christmas. He grows up to write David Frizzell & Shelly West's "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"
    Dec 25, 1952
    Doug Dillard receives a banjo for Christmas. He grows up to co-found The Dillards, a bluegrass band that influences The Eagles and makes regular appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" as The Darlings
    Jan 8, 1953
    Elvis Presley's parents give him a $50 Lincoln for his 18th birthday. His mom doesn't know how to drive, and he becomes her chauffeur
    Apr 14, 1953
    "Mooney" Lynn gives his wife, Loretta Lynn, a $17 Sears & Roebuck Harmony guitar for her birthday. The gift lays a foundation for a career that lands her in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 25, 1955
    Thirteen-year-old Tammy Wynette joins Auzella Moore, the sister-in-law of Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore, in taking Christmas presents to Presley's house on Audubon Drive in Memphis
    Sep 1, 1956
    Elvis Presley buys his mother a pink Cadillac and records "Love Me" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles
    Dec 25, 1956
    Elvis Presley spends Christmas at his parents' home on Audubon Drive in Memphis, where he receives numerous presents from fans, including a bevy of teddy bears. The artificial tree is made of white nylon



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