1956

In 1956 The Residents were not yet formed. The future members were in their tweens.
=== January ===
* 27th: Elvis Presley releases 'Heartbreak Hotel'. It reaches number 1 in the US charts. The Residents later cover it for their 1989 album, The King & Eye
=== February ===
* Carl Perkins releases 'Blue Suede Shoes', a song that The Residents would later cover on their King & Eye Album.
=== March ===
* James Brown and the Famous Flames release Please, Please, Please, which The Residents later cover on their 1984 album George & James.
=== June ===
* 13th: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is released. 
=== July ===
* 13th: Elvis Presley releases 'Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog'. It reaches number 1 in the US charts, and The Residents cover it for their 1989 album, The King & Eye
=== September ===
* 8th: Elvis Presley releases his cover version of Blue Suede Shoes
* 11th: Rex Ray is born in Germany.
* 28th: Elvis Presley releases Love Me Tender. It reaches number 1 in the US charts. The Residents later cover it for their 1989 album, The King & Eye
=== Unknown ===
* Hal Halverstadt joins the military as a reporter and news editor.
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