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Jan 1, 1956Elvis Presley performs two shows with Hank Snow and Webb Pierce at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. It kicks off the year that Presley is transformed from a regional act to a superstarMay 31, 1956Hank Snow records "Conscience I'm Guilty"Dec 21, 1957After giving Colonel Tom Parker a red sports car for Christmas, Elvis Presley goes to the Grand Ole Opry in a tuxedo. He takes pictures with Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Ray Price and Faron Young, and goes on stage to wave to the audienceJan 24, 1958The Hank Snow Music Center, an instrument shop, opens at 810 Church Street in Nashville. On hand for the festivities: Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn BrothersJan 27, 1958Despite a protest by "Heartbreak Hotel" writer Mae Boren Axton, who questions his "moral character," Canadian Hank Snow becomes an American citizen during a ceremony in NashvilleNov 13, 1958Hank Snow's Cadillac is impounded in Gallipolis, Ohio, pending the settlement of a $2,250 lawsuit filed by the owner of the Downtown Coaches' Club. Snow had shown up an hour late for a November 4 concert when the car broke down, and the club reimbursed ticket-holders in his absenceDec 22, 1958Hank Snow records "Chasin' A Rainbow" at Nashville's RCA Studio BJun 15, 1959Hank Snow records the hobo tale "The Last Ride" during an evening session at RCA Studio B in NashvilleMay 12, 1960Hank Snow records "Miller's Cave," written by Jack Clement, during an afternoon session at Nashville's RCA Studio BDec 24, 1960The Grand Ole Opry airs for the last time on the NBC Radio Network, which carried it for the first time in 1939. Hank Snow hosts the night's broadcast
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