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  • Dec 22, 1958
    Hank Snow records "Chasin' A Rainbow" at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Dec 23, 1958
    Gram Parsons' father, Cecil "Coon Dog" Connor, commits suicide with a .38 caliber pistol at his home in Waycross, Georgia
    Dec 25, 1958
    Elvis Presley, serving with the Army in Germany, receives an electric guitar from his father for Christmas
    Dec 25, 1958
    The Everly Brothers begin a 10-day appearance at Manhattan's Loew's Theater in "Alan Freed's Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular," joined on the bill by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jackie Wilson
    Dec 26, 1958
    Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter and The Sons Of The Pioneers open at the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
    Dec 27, 1958
    The Rosalind Russell movie "Auntie Mame" appears in theaters. A decade after his country hit with "Dear Oakie," Doye O'Dell has a bit part in the picture
    Dec 27, 1958
    Ricky and David Nelson share the cover of TV Guide
    Dec 28, 1958
    Decca releases Bill Monroe's "Gotta Travel On"
    Dec 28, 1958
    Mike McGuire, of Shenandoah, is born in Haleyville, Alabama. As the drummer for the group, he contributes to such hits as "The Church On Cumberland Road," "Two Dozen Roses" and "I Want To Be Loved Like That"
    Dec 28, 1958
    Joe Diffie is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Emerging in 1990, he melds traditional country with borderline-novelties to create a string of hits that includes "Ships That Don't Come In," "Honky Tonk Attitude" and "Third Rock From The Sun"

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