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Sep 20, 1957
Sixteen days after Jerry Lee Lewis filed for divorce, his second wife, Jane, also files, accusing him of cruel and inhuman treatment. Among her accusations: that he once left her to fend for herself and their child on 82 cents and six cans of milk
Sep 21, 1957
Screenwriter/director/producer Ethan Coen is born in Minneapolis. With brother Joel Coen, he creates "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" which leads to a multi-platinum soundtrack of American roots music, including bluegrass and gospel
Sep 21, 1957
Songwriter/producer Mark Wright is born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He writes "Today My World Slipped Away" and "Take A Little Trip," while producing hits for Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Mark Chesnutt, Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson
Sep 22, 1957
T. Texas Tyler is arrested and jailed in San Antonio for possession of marijuana after he's found with 45 doobies at the White Plaza Hotel. Tyler is unable to perform at a tour stop that night with fellow members of the Grand Ole Opry
Sep 22, 1957
Bobby Helms performs "My Special Angel" in New York on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." Elsewhere on the telecast, pop singer Jo Stafford covers Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
Sep 23, 1957
Bobby Helms' "Fraulein" goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Sep 24, 1957
"Polka Time" ends a 14-month prime-time run on ABC-TV. The show's regulars include bass player Jack Taylor and banjo player Chick Hurt, former members of The Prairie Ramblers who now perform in Stan Wolowic's Polka Chips
Sep 24, 1957
The Alan Freed biopic "Mister Rock & Roll" premieres at the Paramount Theater in New York City. Listed as a co-writer of the future Forester Sisters hit "Sincerely," Freed appears on-screen, as do Little Richard, Clyde McPhatter and Frankie Lymon
Sep 24, 1957
RCA releases Elvis Presley's two-sided hit, "Jailhouse Rock" and "Treat Me Nice"
Sep 25, 1957
Hank Thompson records "How Do You Hold A Memory" during the evening at Hollywood's Capitol Tower
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