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    • Jan 1, 1958
    Johnny Cash gives his first New Year's performance at San Quentin prison in California. He does several more in ensuing years
    Jan 15, 1958
    Elvis Presley records "Hard Headed Woman" for the movie "King Creole" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood
    Jan 20, 1958
    Elvis Presley begins shooting for "King Creole," his last movie before the start of his two-year Army hitch
    Jan 30, 1958
    Merle Haggard is imprisoned at San Quentin for a botched burglary attempt
    Feb 1, 1958
    Elvis Presley records "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It's The King's final session to feature his original bass player, Bill Black
    Feb 5, 1958
    The Kingston Trio records the folk ballad "Tom Dooley" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The title wins Best Country & Western Performance during the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959
    Feb 26, 1958
    Elvis Presley holds an overdub session at Los Angeles' Radio Recorders, adding guitar-slapping and piano to "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
    Mar 27, 1958
    Sometimes-country singer Sheb Wooley records the mammoth pop novelty hit "The Purple People Eater" during the evening at Radio Recorders in Hollywood
    Apr 6, 1958
    "I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole..." Merle Haggard isn't incarcerated permanently, but he is behind bars at San Quentin as he reaches the legal age, a date he brands indelibly when he writes the country classic "Mama Tried"
    Apr 7, 1958
    Wanda Jackson records her pop hit "Let's Have A Party" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with Buck Owens on guitar. The session also features a version of "Happy, Happy Birthday," a future Ronnie Milsap hit
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