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I'm trying to think of a PoD, in 1955, that would keep Elvis Presley from becoming a sensation in 1956, and ultimately curb his music career from ever achieving any big hits for the rest of the decade. Any ideas what this could be?

Given said PoD preventing the Elvis Explosion of 1956 -- how is music affected in the short term? And from that in the long term? I'm trying to think if this would be enough to make Ray Charles a sensation by 1959, with two number one hits for that year; is that plausible?

Also, would Buddy Holly's career be affected -- and what if he lived TTL?
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