November 12th in Elvis History

It's November twelfth, and on this day in 1955...

Billboard magazine named Elvis Presley the "Most Promising Country and Western Artist" in its annual disc jockey poll, marking one of the earliest acknowledgments from the music industry of his skyrocketing potential. That same day, Elvis performed two shows—an afternoon set at the opening of the Carthage Milling Company in Texas, and an evening appearance on the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport—highlighting his relentless schedule and growing popularity in the South.