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May 1, 1954
Sun releases Doug Poindexter and The Starlite Wranglers' "No She Cares No More For Me," the only Sun single for the band, featuring guitarist Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black. Within weeks, Moore and Black begin work with Sun's Elvis Presley
May 1, 1954
Comedian Andy Griffith makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
May 1, 1954
Singer/songwriter Don King is born in Omaha, Nebraska. His writing credits include Janie Fricke's "You Don't Know Love" and Reba McEntire's "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"
May 3, 1954
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Pretty Words"
May 3, 1954
Columbia releases Little Jimmy Dickens' "Out Behind The Barn"
May 3, 1954
Tennessee Ernie Ford makes the first of three guest appearances on "I Love Lucy" as hick relative Uncle Ernie. The plot includes a rendition of "Wabash Cannonball"
May 7, 1954
The Nelson family, including Ricky Nelson, appears on the cover of TV Guide
May 10, 1954
Columbia releases Ray Price's "Much Too Young To Die"
May 10, 1954
Decca releases Webb Pierce's "Even Tho," featuring his duet with The Wilburn Brothers, "Sparkling Brown Eyes," on the B side
May 10, 1954
Tennessee Ernie Ford makes his second guest appearance as rural Uncle Ernie on CBS' "I Love Lucy." Viewers get renditions of "Wabash Cannonball" and "Y'all Come"
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