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Nov 1, 1956
Blues singer Tommy Johnson dies in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. His "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" is named in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
Nov 1, 1956
Elvis Presley purchases a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Memphis and goes for a ride with film star Natalie Wood, escorted by local police
Nov 1, 1956
Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett is born in Klein, Texas. Following his 1986 debut album, his eclectic music reaches a national audience, making him one of the ambassadors for the Texas red-dirt scene
Nov 3, 1956
Jerry Lee Lewis gives his final performance at the raunchy Blue Cat Club in Ferriday, Louisiana. The next day, he heads to Memphis in search of a deal with Sun Records
Nov 3, 1956
The Tulane Hotel is demolished at 8th & Church in Nashville. Home of the Castle Recording Studio, the building was a recording site for Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Carl Smith, The Louvin Brothers and others
Nov 5, 1956
Decca releases Kitty Wells' double-sided hit "Repenting" and "I'm Counting On You"
Nov 5, 1956
NBC debuts "The Nat King Cole Show," making the former country hitmaker the first African-American host of a national TV show
Nov 5, 1956
Jerry Lee Lewis scores an impromptu audition at Memphis' Sun Records, with engineer Jack Clement. In less than 10 days, he makes his first record
Nov 5, 1956
Elvis Presley attends the opening of the Beginner Driver Range in Memphis, the first driving school in the nation sponsored by the police department
Nov 5, 1956
Don Gibson signs with RCA Records
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