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    • Jan 1, 1957
    Capitol releases Faron Young's first album, "Sweethearts Or Strangers"
    Jan 1, 1957
    Starday Records officially becomes an affiliate of Mercury. The association lasts a mere 19 months
    Jan 2, 1957
    A discouraged and overworked Patsy Cline writes to fan club president Treva Miller with thoughts of retirement: "Sometimes I believe if I was out of debt, I'd just stop singing all together. I've never been so sick of singing in my life"
    Jan 3, 1957
    Brenda Lee records her first country hit, "One Step At A Time," at the Pythian Studios in New York
    Jan 4, 1957
    Jimmie Rodgers marries Colleen McClatchey in Portland, Oregon, months before recording his debut single, "Honeycomb"
    Jan 4, 1957
    Fats Domino records "I'm Walkin'" at the J&M Studio in New Orleans. Within months, Ricky Nelson launches a singing career with his version of the song
    Jan 4, 1957
    RCA releases Elvis Presley's "Too Much"
    Jan 4, 1957
    The Memphis draft board gives Elvis Presley a pre-induction physical examination, which he passes
    Jan 4, 1957
    Patty Loveless is born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. A distant cousin of Loretta Lynn, Loveless' pure, powerful style leads to membership in the Grand Ole Opry, a Country Music Association trophy as 1996 Female Vocalist of the Year and a 2023 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jan 5, 1957
    Patsy Cline shows up late for her weekly TV appearance on Jimmy Dean's "Town And Country Jamboree" in Washington, D.C. Dean fires her
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