Video: 'Little Richard - Tutti Frutti'
(Wednesday, September 14, 1955) — “Little Richard” Penniman recorded “Tutti Frutti” today at J & M Studio in New Orleans for Specialty Records. It would become Richard’s first major hit.
Category Archives: 1950s
Phil Silvers, ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ cast perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1955)
Video: 'Phil Silvers in Toast Of The Town (1955)'
(Sunday, September 11, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Phil Silvers performed a sketch with the cast of You’ll Never Get Rich (which premiered as a series on CBS-TV nine days later) 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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‘Gunsmoke’ series premieres on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1955)
Video: 'Gunsmoke 1x01 Matt Gets It'
(Saturday, September 10, 1955, 10:00 p.m. EDT ) — U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City must deal with fast trigger-happy outlaw Dan Grat on tonight’s premiere of the long-running TV Western series Gunsmoke on CBS.
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‘Maybellene’ by Chuck Berry peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1955)
(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.
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‘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.
