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Oct 8, 1953
Ricky Lee Phelps is born in Paragould, Arkansas. He sings lead for The Kentucky HeadHunters, twice named Vocal Group of the Year by the Country Music Association, before leaving the band in 1992 to form Brother Phelps
Feb 22, 1955
Elvis Presley performs a sold-out show in Hope, Arkansas, the home of nine-year-old Bill Clinton. Presley gets his first pink Cadillac stuck in mud in a two-car caravan that includes June Carter and Justin Tubb
Jun 5, 1955
Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac is destroyed when it catches fire while traveling between Hope, Arkansas, and Texarkana
Aug 3, 1955
Elvis Presley's parents are expected to sign a deal in Little Rock making Colonel Tom Parker an advisor to their son, but Presley's mother, Gladys, delays the decision
Sep 6, 1955
After Johnny Cash tells him a story about a former Air Force buddy with distinctive footwear, Carl Perkins writes "Blue Suede Shoes" backstage before a show in Bono, Arkansas. Perkins plays it live for the first time that night
Dec 9, 1955
Elvis Presley performs "Heartbreak Hotel" live for the first time in Swifton, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1955
Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins play the Catholic Club in Helena, Arkansas. In the audience is Levon Helm, destined to play drums with The Band
Feb 22, 1957
Jerry Lee Lewis plays "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" as a solo act for the first time in Blytheville, Arkansas
Mar 31, 1957
Sun labelmates Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis begin a tour together in Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 21, 1957
Songwriter/producer Mark Wright is born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He writes "Today My World Slipped Away" and "Take A Little Trip," while producing hits for Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Mark Chesnutt, Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson
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