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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1956. ==Events== * January 30 — Despite a 4-inch snowstorm, 17,000 fans attend a Coliseum concert in Denver, Colorado. On the bill are Webb Pierce, Red Foley, the Foggy River Boys, Ray Price, Floyd Cramer, Roy Hill, the Echo Valley Boys and others.〔''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 20. ISBN 0-02-081320-1〕 * March 15 — Colonel Tom Parker becomes manager of Elvis Presley.〔''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 21.〕 * March 22 — Carl Perkins is seriously injured in a car accident near Wilmington, Delaware, while en route to perform on ''The Perry Como Show''.〔''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 21.〕 * November 10 — George Jones is named the most promising country and western artist, according to ''Billboard'' magazine's annual nationwide disc jockey poll. Elvis Presley is the most played C&W artist.〔''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 25.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1956 in country music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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