CARLATA BRADLEY

On Elvis’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, he was introduced
by Cleveland disc jockey Bill Randle, who was reportedly the first radio
personality to play an Elvis record outside the South.

Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)

Country singer Patsy Cline recorded "I Fall To Pieces" in 1961, as
well as hits like "Walkin’ After Midnight” and “Sweet Dreams.” She
was the first female solo artist to become part of the Country Music
Hall of Fame. Her mother introduced her to music and they sang
together at church. Cline had perfect pitch but could never read
music.

Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983).

Harry James recorded Misirlou, a traditional song from the Eastern
Mediterranean region. It peaked at #22 on the popularity chart.

The song "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke is the A-side to "Summertime". It
was Cooke’s debut single and was a huge success, becoming a number- 
one hit on both Billboard‘s Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard
Hot 100. The song was named as one of the 500 most important rock and
roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In April 2010, the song
ranked #115 in Rolling Stone magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time.

TIM MAGUIRE

Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

Buddy Holly won a talent contest when he was five years old for singing
"Have You Ever Gone Sailing (Down the River of Memories)." Rolling
Stone ranked him as the thirteenth "Greatest Artist of All Time."  

The 8 .5-foot-tall bronze statue of the rock ‘n roll legend in Lubbock,
Texas.