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1956
On a bill that also includes George Jones, Elvis Presley plays in the Louisiana Hayride tv show in the Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana.
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1956
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes enters the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No13. It will peak at No2 during a nine-week run on the chart.
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1956
Johnny Cash releases a new single, Folsom Prison Blues, in the USA on Sun Records.
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1956
Twenty Tiny Fingers by The Stargazers peaks at No4 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during a run of eleven weeks on the chart.
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1956
Ken Mackintosh And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.
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1956
The Grand Ole Opry on ABC-tv in the USA features Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Dickens, Ray Price, Ferlin Husky, June Carter, Slim Whitman, Chet Atkins and special guest Tony Bennett. 1956)
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1956
Love Is A Many-Splendoured Thing reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK. The position is achieved by amalgamating sales of versions of the song by The Four Aces and Nat King Cole.
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