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    • Jul 7, 1956
    "The Patti Page Show" closes out a four-week summer stint on NBC-TV
    Jul 7, 1956
    After an introduction from Carl Smith, Johnny Cash makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, performing "I Walk The Line," "Get Rhythm" and "So Doggone Lonesome." Backstage, Cash also meets his future wife, June Carter, for the first time
    Jul 9, 1956
    Capitol releases Wanda Jackson's "I Gotta Know"
    Jul 12, 1956
    Singer/songwriter Julie Miller is born in Dallas, Texas. She becomes a duet partner of husband Buddy Miller, working to critical acclaim in the alternative country movement, and playing on cuts by Emmylou Harris
    Jul 13, 1956
    The ABC series "Polka Time" debuts, featuring Stan Wolowic's Polka Chips. The band is a hybrid version of The Prairie Ramblers and still includes banjo player Chick Hurt and bass player Jack Taylor, both of whom backed Patsy Montana on "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
    Jul 13, 1956
    RCA releases Elvis Presley's double-sided hit, "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
    Jul 14, 1956
    Sonny James performs on ABC-TV's "Ozark Jubilee"
    Jul 14, 1956
    Elvis Presley earns a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
    Jul 16, 1956
    Columbia releases Bobby Lord's "Without Your Love"
    Jul 17, 1956
    The cruise ship Andrea Doria sets sail from Genoa, Italy, for New York. Among the passengers is songwriter Mike Stoller, a co-author of Elvis Presley's current pop and country hit "Hound Dog"
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