(Monday, April 14, 1958) — “Don’t You Just Know It” by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and The Clowns peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Top 100 Sides chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t You Just Know It’ by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and The Clowns peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1958)
Category Archives: 1950s
‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ episode airs on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
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(Sunday, April 13, 1958, 9:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. EST) — A woman’s police officer husband comes home and announces that he is leaving her and their unborn child for another woman on tonight’s episode of the CBS television anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Continue reading ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ episode airs on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
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New York Yankees stars sing on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
Video: 'New York Yankees Stars Sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - 1958'
(Sunday, April 13, 1958, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — New York Yankees stars Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron sang Jack Norworth’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading New York Yankees stars sing on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
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‘Hey Boy’s Revenge’ episode airs on ‘Have Gun – Will Travel’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1958)
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(Saturday, April 12, 1958, 9:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. EST) — Paladin’s houseboy Hey Boy is put in jail for trying to avenge his brother’s death on tonight’s episode of the CBS American Western television series Have Gun – Will Travel. Continue reading ‘Hey Boy’s Revenge’ episode airs on ‘Have Gun – Will Travel’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1958)
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‘Maybe Baby’ by The Crickets peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1958)
(Monday, April 7, 1958) — “Maybe Baby” by (Buddy Holly and) The Crickets peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Maybe Baby’ by The Crickets peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1958)
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Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958)
Video: 'Inside a Hollywood Scandal: The Cheryl Crane Story'
(Good Friday, April 4, 1958, at about 9:25 p.m. PST) — Johnny Stompanato, 32, a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen and the Cohen crime family and the boyfriend of actress Lana Turner, was stabbed to death tonight at Turner’s house in Beverly Hills, California, by Turner’s teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, who said she did it to defend her mother from a vicious beating by Stompanato. Continue reading Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958)
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‘Johnny B. Goode’ by Chuck Berry released 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1958)
(Monday, March 31, 1958) — “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry, ranked seventh on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” was released today by Chess Records. Continue reading ‘Johnny B. Goode’ by Chuck Berry released 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1958)
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‘Lollipop’ by The Chordettes peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1958)
(Monday, March 31, 1958) — “Lollipop” by The Chordettes peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Lollipop’ by The Chordettes peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1958)
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Eddie Cochran records ‘Summertime Blues’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1958)
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(Friday, March 28, 1958) — “Summertime Blues,” a song written by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart, was recorded by Cochran today at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, for release on July 21, 1958. Continue reading Eddie Cochran records ‘Summertime Blues’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1958)
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‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ wins Best Picture 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1958)
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(Wednesday, March 26, 1958, 7:30-10:11 p.m. PST) — The Bridge on the River Kwai, a British-American epic war film about World War II POWs who are forced by the Japanese to build a strategic bridge in Burma, won seven Oscars tonight at the 30th Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Director (David Lean) and Best Actor (Alec Guinness). Continue reading ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ wins Best Picture 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1958)
