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    • Jan 7, 1953
    Elvis Presley's family moves out of the Lauderdale Courts in Memphis. Vernon Presley's income has risen to more than $4,000 annually, $1,500 above the limit to live in the public housing project
    Jan 8, 1953
    One week after the passing of a legend, Jack Cardwell records the tribute hit "The Death Of Hank Williams" in Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 8, 1953
    Just one week after Hank Williams' death, his widow, Billie Jones Williams, blasts Hank's mother: "She is trying to cheat me out of everything, but I think she will fail"
    Jan 8, 1953
    Elvis Presley's parents give him a $50 Lincoln for his 18th birthday. His mom doesn't know how to drive, and he becomes her chauffeur
    Jan 10, 1953
    Red Foley tops the Billboard country singles chart with "Midnight"
    Jan 12, 1953
    T. Texas Tyler records "Bumming Around"
    Jan 12, 1953
    Kitty Wells records "Paying For That Back Street Affair," a response to Webb Pierce's "Back Street Affair," at the Tulane Hotel's Castle Studio in Nashville
    Jan 14, 1953
    Roy Rogers is the surprise subject of NBC-TV's "This Is Your Life." During the show, he's persuaded to sing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" with The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Jan 15, 1953
    Columbia releases George Morgan's "(I Just Had A Date) A Lover's Quarrel"
    Jan 15, 1953
    "Winning Of The West" debuts in movie theaters with a musical collaboration of future Country Music Hall of Famers, as Gene Autry sings songs written by Fred Rose and Cindy Walker. Seen on the screen: Smiley Burnette and Frankie Marvin
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