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    • Jan 1, 1954
    A decade after he earned a pair of country hits, Bing Crosby is featured on the cover of TV Guide
    Jan 2, 1954
    John Jarvis is born in Pasadena, California. A session keyboard player who records with George Strait, Wynonna and Mary Chapin Carpenter, he also writes Vince Gill's "I Still Believe In You," Steve Wariner's "Small Town Girl" and Conway Twitty's "Julia"
    Jan 3, 1954
    Ray Whitley returns to NBC's "The Roy Rogers Show," appearing in an episode titled "Little Dynamite" alongside regulars Dale Evans and Pat Brady
    Jan 4, 1954
    The daily children's program "The Pinky Lee Show" begins airing on NBC-TV. The cast includes country music's Molly Bee
    Jan 4, 1954
    Elvis Presley makes his second demo recording, of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "Casual Love Affair," at Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis. The long lost recording is discovered in 1993
    Jan 5, 1954
    Verlon Thompson is born in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Briefly the lead singer for Restless Heart before the band becomes famous, Thompson writes Suzy Bogguss' "Cross My Broken Heart," Tracy Byrd's "The First Step," The McCarters' "Up And Gone" and Trisha Yearwood's "You Say You Will"
    Jan 11, 1954
    Capitol releases Tommy Collins' first hit, "You Better Not Do That"
    Jan 11, 1954
    Decca releases Red Foley's duet with Betty Foley, "As Far As I'm Concerned"
    Jan 13, 1954
    Vicki McCarty is born in Los Angeles. A future Playboy playmate, she marries record producer Jimmy Iovine, who oversees Bob Seger's lone country hit, the 1982 single "Shame On The Moon"
    Jan 16, 1954
    Billy and Sara Holbrook are married. They will have a son, Corky Holbrook, who goes on to play bass for Billy Ray Cyrus
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