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    • Jul 7, 1956
    After an introduction from Carl Smith, Johnny Cash makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, performing "I Walk The Line," "Get Rhythm" and "So Doggone Lonesome." Backstage, Cash also meets his future wife, June Carter, for the first time
    Jul 18, 1956
    Jim Reeves records the original version of "Am I Losing You" and "According To My Heart" during an evening session at RCA's McGavock Street studios in Nashville. Reeves re-cuts "Am I Losing You" in 1960, gaining a hit with it a second time
    Jul 25, 1956
    Webb Pierce makes his second attempt at recording "Teenage Boogie" at Nashville's Bradley Film & Recording Studio. He comes back nearly 20 days later to cut what becomes the final version
    Jul 27, 1956
    Buddy Holly records "That'll Be The Day" for Decca in Nashville. That version is not released, as producer Owen Bradley calls it "the worst song I've ever heard"
    Jul 28, 1956
    Three weeks after his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, Johnny Cash returns to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for his first performance as a member
    Jul 30, 1956
    Brenda Lee has her first recording session, remaking the Hank Williams classic "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville
    Jul 31, 1956
    Brenda Lee records "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville. The song will be used more than 40 years later on the soundtrack to the Tim Allen movie "The Santa Clause 2"
    Aug 3, 1956
    Ray Price records the Don Gibson-penned "Wasted Words" in a midnight session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Aug 4, 1956
    Jimmy C. Newman joins the Grand Ole Opry, the same night that George Jones debuts on the show
    Aug 8, 1956
    Faron and Hilda Young close on a house at 4001 Brush Hill Road in Nashville
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