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Sep 24, 1956
The Grand Ole Opry fires Jim Denny, booking agent for Opry road shows, after Roy Acuff accused Denny of favoritism and misappropriation of funds
Sep 25, 1956
Former Mercury executive D Kilpatrick takes over as the Grand Ole Opry's general manager in Nashville
Sep 26, 1956
Tupelo, Mississippi, declares Elvis Presley Day when the singer plays his hometown. He receives a guitar-shaped key to the city, and plays to an audience that includes teenager Tammy Wynette
Sep 28, 1956
"The Eddy Arnold Show" makes its final prime-time appearance on ABC-TV
Sep 28, 1956
RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" and "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)"
Sep 29, 1956
Elvis Presley goes to #1 on the Billboard country chart with a double-sided single: "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
Sep 29, 1956
Christian singer/songwriter Bob Carlisle is born in Los Angeles. He writes Dolly Parton's "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That" and gains a pop hit as an artist by recording "Butterfly Kisses," remade in country music by The Raybon Brothers
Sep 29, 1956
Rose Maddox joins the Grand Ole Opry
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