Ricky Nelson

Brenda Lee at age 12 in her first Nashville performance, 1957

February 28, 1957 - The Bobbettes records "Mr. Lee"

Billie Holiday

Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) (Courtesy of Mid Century - Daniel Cosmed)

1950´s

Eddie Cochran

February 28, 1961

Hawkshaw Hawkins and His Night Hawks

February 27, 1959 - Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the proud parent of his first child from his scandalous marriage to Myra Gale Brown. Steve Allen Lewis, named after the famed talk show host, (and good friend) would tragically drown in Lewis' pool just three years later.

Chevrolet

February 27, 1955 - For the first time, the 45 rpm vinyl single begins outselling the previous industry standard 78 rpm record.

1950´s

Lee Thornhill visiting Ernest Tubb Record Shop

Terry Moore

February 27,1956 Little Richard released "Long Tall Sally" b/w "Slippin' And Slidin'"

Slippin' And Slidin´

Don´s Drive-In

Elvis Presley

Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. (born February 26, 1928)

12 years old

Grace Kelly

John Ray Cash (Kingsland, Arkansas, February 26, 1932 – Nashville, Tennessee, September 12, 2003)

School Bus

Debbie Reynolds

1947 Plymouth, 1954 Mercury

The Everly Brothers

Seeburg

1950´s Pink Kitchen

No One Lived In This House Since It Was Built In 1956

Carl Perkins in Bemis

LaFollette, TN

Ernest Kador, Jr. (February 22, 1936 – July 5, 2001)

"If I had me a car like this one, I'd get in it, take off, and I wouldn't stop 'til I was someplace else". Elvis Presley in Loving You

Diner

The Everly Brothers

Main St. - Memphis, 1952

Dickie Harrell

1950´s

February 21, 1955

Jailhouse Rock

Sprig

Wynonie Harris

Loves to go... and looks it! The ´56 Chevrolet

Johnny Cash

Rita Hayworth

Show Time

February 20- February 26, 1958 - Bill Haley and his Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, The Everly Brothers and Jimmie Rodgers begin the "Big Gold Record Stars" tour in Florida.

Barbara Ellis (The Fleetwoods) February 20, 1940

Little Jimmy Dickens in St. Augustine, Florida. Taken by Bob Moore in 1949 (Courtesy of Bob Moore)

February 19, 1956 - The Platters records "Magic Touch"

Carole Lombard

February 19, 1958 - Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records to sign with the Columbia label as their first rockabilly artist.

Buick Roadmaster