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Feb 26, 1955
The Louvin Brothers join the Grand Ole Opry
Mar 15, 1955
Elvis Presley amends his management contract with Bob Neal, signing a one-year deal that gives Neal 15%
Mar 21, 1955
Johnny Cash has an unscheduled audition with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis. Phillips passes on the bulk of Cash's material, but after hearing "Hey, Porter," has the youngster come back the next day to record
Mar 22, 1955
Johnny Cash records his first single, "Hey, Porter," at the Sun Studio in Memphis
Mar 26, 1955
Songwriter Dean Dillon is born in Lake City, Tennessee. He writes the George Strait hits "Ocean Front Property," "The Chair" and "Unwound," plus Keith Whitley's "Miami My Amy," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and George Jones' "Tennessee Whiskey" on his way to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Apr 6, 1955
Songwriter Red Hayes records his own composition, "A Satisfied Mind," with his daughter, Betty, for Decca Records in Nashville
Apr 7, 1955
Webb Pierce records three future singles at Nashville's Bradley Studios, although all are deemed unsuitable and re-recorded later. At issue: "Yes, I Know Why," "'Cause I Love You" and a duet with Red Sovine, "Little Rosa"
Apr 8, 1955
Kitty Wells records "There's Poison In Your Heart" at the Bradley Studio on Hillsboro Road in Nashville
May 5, 1955
Johnny Horton holds his last recording session in a three-year association with Mercury Records at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville
May 21, 1955
Webb Pierce quits the Grand Ole Opry on the WSM airwaves after a three-year membership. Pierce laments that he never had his own half-hour Opry segment
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