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Dec 24, 1955
Otis Blackwell gives up on becoming a star and decides to concentrate on songwriting, selling six songs to Shalimar Music Publishing for $150. One of them becomes a major Elvis Presley hit the following year: "Don't Be Cruel"
Dec 30, 1955
Songwriter Troy Jones is born in Port Saint Joe, Florida. Nicknamed the "Forklift Philosopher" while working at a paper mill, he authors Kenny Chesney & George Strait's "Shiftwork" and Billy Currington's "People Are Crazy"
Jan 11, 1956
Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen is born in Houston. His rough-cut sound and unique songwriting make him a favorite on the Texas red-dirt circuit, and he appears in the soundtrack to "Happy, Texas"
Jan 17, 1956
Blues singer/songwriter Blind Alfred Reed dies in Cool Ridge, West Virginia. His 1929 recording of "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live" is ranked in 2003 among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 23, 1956
Singer/songwriter Harley Allen is born in Dayton, Ohio. He writes Alan Jackson's "Between The Devil And Me," Darryl Worley's "Awful, Beautiful Life" and Blake Shelton's "The Baby." He also sings harmonies on The Soggy Bottom Boys' "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
Feb 11, 1956
Houston-based music publisher Curt Peeples sends a letter to Sun Records' Sam Phillips claiming he owns the copyright to "Blue Suede Shoes." Phillips sends back a letter stating that Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash co-wrote it; Peeples never responds
Mar 17, 1956
Pete Seeger leads a benefit concert to raise money for singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie, who is suffering from Huntington's chorea, at New York's Pythian Hall. The concert is considered a significant event in the revival of folk music
Jun 7, 1956
Larry Boone is born in Cooper City, Florida. He gains a hit with 1988's "Don't Give Candy To A Stranger," and writes Tracy Lawrence's "Lessons Learned," Lonestar's "Everything's Changed" and Kathy Mattea's "Burnin' Old Memories"
Jul 12, 1956
Singer/songwriter Julie Miller is born in Dallas, Texas. She becomes a duet partner of husband Buddy Miller, working to critical acclaim in the alternative country movement, and playing on cuts by Emmylou Harris
Jul 17, 1956
The cruise ship Andrea Doria sets sail from Genoa, Italy, for New York. Among the passengers is songwriter Mike Stoller, a co-author of Elvis Presley's current pop and country hit "Hound Dog"
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