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    • Jan 15, 1957
    Elvis Presley records "Party" at Hollywood's Radio Recorders for the "Loving You" soundtrack. Wanda Jackson will record the definitive version of the song, which becomes a hit for her in 1960 under the title "Let's Have A Party"
    Jan 16, 1957
    Little Richard records the R&B hit "Lucille" in Washington, D.C. Twenty-six years later, Waylon Jennings records a country version of the song
    Jan 19, 1957
    Johnny Cash makes his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "The Jackie Gleason Show," where he sings "I Walk The Line." Also appearing on the broadcast: Johnny Horton and Marty Robbins
    Jan 20, 1957
    Sonny James performs "Young Love" on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show." Also appearing is R&B singer Ivory Joe Hunter, who renders "Since I Met You Baby," which James will cover a dozen years later
    Jan 20, 1957
    Willie Nelson has a daughter, Susie Nelson, in Vancouver, Washington. In 1987, she writes a biography of her father, "Heart Worn Memories." She later works as a radio personality for SiriusXM's classic-country channel Willie's Place
    Jan 21, 1957
    Capitol releases The Louvin Brothers' "Don't Laugh"
    Jan 21, 1957
    Capitol releases Ferlin Husky's "Gone"
    Jan 21, 1957
    Decca releases Bobby Helms' first hit, "Fraulein"
    Jan 21, 1957
    Patsy Cline nets first prize on the weekly CBS-TV show "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" with her performance of "Walkin' After Midnight"
    Jan 21, 1957
    Waylon Jennings and his wife, Maxine, welcome their first son, Terry Jennings
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