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    • Nov 28, 1955
    "I Love Lucy" characters Fred and Ethel Mertz audition for a rodeo show at Madison Square Garden with Darby & Tarlton's "Birmingham Jail." The CBS episode also features a rendition of "Home On The Range." Also appearing: Doye O'Dell
    Feb 3, 1956
    "The Adventures Of Champion" ends a short-lived run on CBS-TV. The series was produced by Gene Autry's company and based on his trusty Wonder Horse
    May 13, 1956
    Gene Autry's weekly half-hour show "Melody Ranch" is broadcast for the last time on CBS Radio. The cast includes Johnny Bond, and its theme is Autry's signature song, "Back In The Saddle Again"
    May 31, 1956
    The John Wayne movie "The Searchers" opens in Lubbock. A frequent line from the film, "That'll be the day," inspires Buddy Holly to write a classic
    Jun 13, 1956
    "Star In The Dust" opens in American movie theaters. The western's cast includes Mamie Van Doren, Clint Eastwood, Harry Morgan and songwriter Terry Gilkyson, who wrote Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "The Call Of The Wild Goose"
    Aug 7, 1956
    "The Gene Autry Show" makes its final prime-time appearance on CBS-TV, with "Back In The Saddle Again" serving as the theme song
    Oct 5, 1956
    "Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer" debuts in theaters, with Lon Chaney Jr. and Faron Young
    Oct 10, 1956
    The movie "Giant" premieres, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and the late James Dean. Years later, Taylor's role in the picture inspires The Statler Brothers' Jimmy Fortune to write "Elizabeth." Also in the movie: Sheb Wooley and Ray Whitley
    Nov 18, 1956
    A young Robert Blake makes a guest appearance on NBC-TV's "The Roy Rogers Show," alongside regular cast members Dale Evans and Pat Brady in an episode titled "Paleface Justice"
    Nov 25, 1956
    Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys perform "Back In The Saddle Again" and "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" on an installment of NBC-TV's "The Steve Allen Show" that also features singer and disc jockey Jim Lowe



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