(Saturday, September 10, 1955) — “Maybellene,” Chuck Berry’s first single release and his first hit, was the #5 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Category Archives: 1950s
‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’ by Mitch Miller peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 3 1955)
(Saturday, September 3, 1955) — “The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Mitch Miller was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 3/10/17/24, Oct. 1/15, 1955).
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‘Ain’t That a Shame’ by Pat Boone peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 3 1955)
(Saturday, September 3, 1955) — “Ain’t That a Shame” by Pat Boone was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six consecutive weeks.
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Emmett Till abducted from his uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi 60 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1955)
Video: 'The Murder Of Emmett Till - Documetary' (Aug. 28, 1955, at 19:46)
(Sunday, August 28, 1955, at about 2:30 a.m. local time) — Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was abducted this morning from his uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi, by two white men after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman. Till was found brutally slain three days later.
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‘Ain’t That a Shame’ by Fats Domino peaks at #16 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 27 1955)
(Saturday, August 27, 1955) — “Ain’t That a Shame” by Fats Domino was the #16 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. The song is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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Hurricane Diane batters the Northeast, claims some 200 lives 60 years ago today (Aug 19 1955)
Video: 'Hurricane Diane / Floods (Aug 1955)'
(Friday, August 19, 1955) — Torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S. today, claiming some 200 lives.
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‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1955)
Video: 'Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing' trailer
(Thursday, August 18, 1955) — Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, a drama-romance film about a Eurasian doctor in Hong Kong who falls in love with a war correspondent, opened today at the Roxy theater in New York City.
Directed by Henry King, the film starred Jennifer Jones and William Holden.
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‘Hummingbird’ by Les Paul & Mary Ford peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 13 1955)
(Saturday, August 13, 1955) — “Hummingbird” by Les Paul & Mary Ford was the #8 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Bill Haley & his Comets perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Aug 7 1955)
Video: 'BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS "Rock Around The Clock" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, August 7, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Bill Haley & his Comets performed “Rock Around The Clock” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
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‘To Catch a Thief’ premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago tonight (Aug 3 1955)
Video: 'To Catch a Thief' trailer
(Wednesday, August 3, 1955, evening PDT) — To Catch a Thief, a romantic thriller film about a retired cat burglar fights to clear himself of a series of Riviera robberies committed in his style, premiered tonight in Hollywood.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel and Brigitte Auber.
