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    • Aug 15, 1933
    Bobby Helms is born in Bloomington, Indiana. His 1957 recordings of "My Special Angel" and "Jingle Bell Rock" make him one of the first performers to mine the stylistic crevice between rock and country
    Nov 15, 1956
    Bobby Helms records "Fraulein" in an afternoon session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Jan 21, 1957
    Decca releases Bobby Helms' first hit, "Fraulein"
    Jul 9, 1957
    Bobby Helms records "My Special Angel" at Nashville's Bradley Recording Studio
    Aug 26, 1957
    Decca releases Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel"
    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
    Oct 29, 1957
    Bobby Helms records "Jingle Bell Rock," destined to become a Christmas classic, just days before Halloween at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Dec 1, 1957
    Buddy Holly makes his TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing "That'll Be The Day." Sam Cooke sings "You Send Me" on the same program, while Bobby Helms delivers "My Special Angel"
    Dec 2, 1957
    Decca releases Bobby Helms' Christmas single "Jingle Bell Rock"
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