Category Archives: 1950s

Anti-communist crusader Sen. Joseph McCarthy dies 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1957)


Video: 'Senator Mccarthy Dead At 47 (1957)'

(Thursday, May 2, 1957, 6:02 p.m. EDT; during the Second Red Scare and the Cold War) — Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), whose reckless anti-communist investigations made him the most controversial public figure of America’s postwar years, died tonight at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland of a liver ailment at the age of 47. Continue reading Anti-communist crusader Sen. Joseph McCarthy dies 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1957)

Elvis Presley records ‘Jailhouse Rock’ in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1957)


Video: 'Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock [Alternate Takes 3-5]'

(Tuesday, April 30, 1957, 10:00 a.m.-1:45 p.m. PDT) — Elvis Presley recorded the song “Jailhouse Rock,” the title song to his next movie, today at Radio Recorders recording studio in Los Angeles, California.

The song as recorded by Presley is #67 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”


Video: 'ELVIS PRESLEY - JAILHOUSE ROCK - REMASTERED [take 6] IN STEREO'


Video: 'Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Audio)'

‘All Shook Up’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1957)

(Saturday, April 13, 1957)“All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20/27/29, May 6/13/20/27, 1957). Continue reading ‘All Shook Up’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1957)