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    • Aug 6, 1955
    Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzell, Eddie Dean, Freddie Hart and The Collins Kids perform the first-ever country concert at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The evening is emceed by songwriter Joe Nixon
    Aug 17, 1955
    Singer/songwriter Kevin Welch is born in Los Angeles. He pens such hits as Gary Morris' "Velvet Chains," Moe Bandy's "Till I'm Too Old To Die Young," Chris Stapleton's "Millionaire" and Ricky Skaggs' "Let It Be You"
    Sep 20, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford records the Merle Travis-written "Sixteen Tons" at the Capitol Recording Studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood
    Sep 30, 1955
    Actor James Dean dies in a car accident in Cholame, California, four weeks before the opening of "Rebel Without A Cause." He is referenced in The Bellamy Brothers' "Rebels Without A Clue," The Statler Brothers' "Do You Remember These" and Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
    Oct 10, 1955
    Hank Penny and Sue Thompson have a son, Greg Penny, in Los Angeles
    Nov 11, 1955
    Dave Alvin, of The Blasters, is born in Downey, California. The roots-rock band influences the alt-country movement. The band's 1985 song "Little Honey" is covered by Kelly Willis for the soundtrack to "Thelma & Louise"
    Nov 22, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford records "That's All" in the Capitol Recording Studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood
    Nov 28, 1955
    Kristine Oliver is born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with older sister Janis Gill, Oliver--who becomes Kristine Arnold after she's married--forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, securing a string of rockabilly-tinged hits in the 1980s
    Nov 28, 1955
    Kristine Arnold born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with sister Janis Gill, she forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, whose rockabilly-tinged sound in the late-1980s brings them seven consecutive hits before they eventually segue into a bluegrass stance
    Jan 4, 1956
    Hank Thompson records "Anybody's Girl," "I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt" and "The Blackboard Of My Heart" during a morning session at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
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