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    • Jul 18, 1956
    Jim Reeves records the original version of "Am I Losing You" and "According To My Heart" during an evening session at RCA's McGavock Street studios in Nashville. Reeves re-cuts "Am I Losing You" in 1960, gaining a hit with it a second time
    Jul 20, 1956
    Patsy Cline writes tiredly to fan club president Treva Miller: "I'm working six days a week and I've been going to the Dr. He says I'm not getting enough rest and he's going to put me in bed about three days a week or the hospital if I don't slow down"
    Jul 21, 1956
    Skeeter Davis marries Kenny Depew
    Jul 22, 1956
    The Ames Brothers appear on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" singing "It Only Hurts For A Little While" from New York. In 1978, the song will become a country hit for Margo Smith
    Jul 25, 1956
    The S.S. Andrea Doria collides with the Swedish-American ship the Stockholm in fog off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Songwriter Mike Stoller, a co-writer of Elvis Presley's current "Hound Dog," survives the collision along with his wife, Meryl
    Jul 26, 1956
    "Hound Dog" songwriter Mike Stoller and his wife Meryl are safely off the S.S. Andrea Doria as it sinks into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The vacationing Stoller will also write "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock"
    Jul 26, 1956
    In a 373-9 vote, the House of Representatives cites eight entertainment figures, including singer/songwriter Pete Seeger, with contempt for alleged communist involvement. A year later, Seeger's "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" becomes a country hit for Jimmie Rodgers
    Jul 26, 1956
    Record producer Scott Hendricks is born in Clinton, Oklahoma. An executive with Capitol, Virgin and Warner Bros., he produces Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, Restless Heart, Trace Adkins and Alan Jackson, among others
    Jul 27, 1956
    Guitarist Duncan Cameron is born in Utica, New York. Following a tour of duty with The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he joins Sawyer Brown in 1991, contributing to "Thank God For You," "Treat Her Right" and "The Boys And Me"
    Jul 27, 1956
    Buddy Holly records "That'll Be The Day" for Decca in Nashville. That version is not released, as producer Owen Bradley calls it "the worst song I've ever heard"
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