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Dec 21, 1954
Maxene Andrews, of The Andrews Sisters, is treated at Valley Receiving Hospital in Chatsworth, California, after swallowing 18 sleeping pills. She insists it was an accident and not a suicide attempt. The sisters had country hits by collaborating with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
Jan 31, 1955
Jim Reeves and Abbott Records chief Fabor Robison tangle with a handgun in a Los Angeles recording studio, with Reeves ultimately demanding his release from the label. Nearly three weeks later, Abbott announces Reeves is leaving
Mar 15, 1955
Fats Domino records "Ain't It A Shame" in Los Angeles. The song is later re-recorded as a country single, titled "Ain't That A Shame," by Hank Williams Jr.
Mar 22, 1955
James House is born in Sacramento, California. A songwriter on Diamond Rio's "In A Week Or Two," Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing" and Dwight Yoakam's "Ain't That Lonely Yet," he earns a hit of his own in 1995 with "This Is Me Missing You"
Apr 11, 1955
Jean Shepard records "A Satisfied Mind," "Take Possession," "I Thought Of You" and "Beautiful Lies" during an overnight session at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
Apr 13, 1955
Bass player Louis Johnson is born in Los Angeles. A member of the R&B group The Brothers Johnson, he contributes to Bill Anderson's country-disco hit "I Can't Wait Any Longer" and T.G. Sheppard's "I'll Be Coming Back For More"
Apr 26, 1955
The Platters record the pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)" at Capitol's Melrose Avenue Studio in Los Angeles. Reba McEntire records a hit country version of the song some 26 years later
Jun 7, 1955
Pop singer Joey Scarbury is born in Ontario, California. Best known for the 1981 hit "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It Or Not)," he provides background vocals on albums by Dolly Parton, Michael Martin Murphey and Kenny Rogers. Scarbury also co-writes The Oak Ridge Boys' 1990 hit "No Matter How High"
Jun 22, 1955
Hank Thompson records "Don't Take It Out On Me" during an evening session at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
Jul 17, 1955
Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California. The Disney corporation later founds the country label Lyric Street Records, earning hits with SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts, Love And Theft and Aaron Tippin
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