Category Archives: Elvis Presley

‘I Feel So Bad’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1961)

1960s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, June 5, 1961) — “I Feel So Bad” by Elvis Presley (recorded Sunday, March 12, 1961 in RCA Studio B, in Nashville) peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Feel So Bad’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1961) →

‘Flaming Star’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #14 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1961)

1960s, Elvis Presley, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, May 15, 1961) — “Flaming Star” by Elvis Presley peaked today at #14 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Guitar Man’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #28 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 21 1981)

1980s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1980s


Video: 'Elvis Presley Guitar Man Remix 1981 HD'

(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Guitar Man” by Elvis Presley peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Surrender’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 20 1961)

1960s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, March 20, 1961) — “Surrender” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 20/27, 1961).
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President Nixon meets Elvis Presley at the White House 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1970)

1970s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Almanac: When Nixon met Elvis'

(Monday, December 21, 1970, 12:45-1:00 p.m. EST) — Rock music icon Elvis Presley, 35, engineered a meeting with U.S. President Richard Nixon today at the White House, where he expressed his patriotism and explained how he believed he could reach out to hippies to help combat the drug culture that he and the president abhorred.
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‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1960)

1960s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, November 28, 1960) — “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Nov. 28, Dec. 5/12/19/26, Jan. 2, 1961).
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‘It’s Now or Never’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1960)

1960s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, August 15, 1960) — “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Aug. 15/22/29, Sept. 5/12, 1960). Continue reading ‘It’s Now or Never’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1960) →

‘American Top 40’ with Casey Kasem debuts on KDEO-AM 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1970)

1970s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Casey Kasem American Top 40 July 4, 1970 (First Show), edited'

(Friday, July 3, 1970, 7:00 p.m. PDT) — The radio music countdown show American Top 40 made its debut tonight on KDEO in El Cajon, California (now KECR), with Casey Kasem as host, playing the most recent list of Top 40 most popular songs as ranked by Billboard magazine for the preceding week.

The chart data broadcast actually included the top 40 songs from the week ending July 11, 1970.

The first show featured the last time both The Beatles (“The Long and Winding Road” at #8) and Elvis Presley (“The Wonder Of You” at #9) had songs simultaneously in the Top 10.