(Saturday, July 14, 1956) — “I’m in Love Again” by Fats Domino peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for two weeks.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
Dick Clark debuts as ‘Bandstand’ host 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 9 1956)
‘Ooby Dooby’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #59 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 7 1956)
(Saturday, July 7, 1956) — “Ooby Dooby” by Roy Orbison peaked at #59 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week. It was Orbison’s first appearance on the national pop charts.
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Elvis Presley performs on ‘The Steve Allen Show ’ 60 years ago this hour (July 1 1956)
Video: 'ELVIS PRELSEY on THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW 1956 "I Want You I Need You"'
(Sunday, July 1, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog” singing to an actual hound dog live tonight on NBC’s The Steve Allen Show at the Hudson Theater in New York City. Continue reading Elvis Presley performs on ‘The Steve Allen Show ’ 60 years ago this hour (July 1 1956)
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‘Roll Over Beethoven’ by Chuck Berry peaks at #29 in USA 60 years ago today (June 30 1956)
(Saturday, June 30, 1956) — “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry peaked at #29 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
The song has been covered by many other artists and Rolling Stone ranked it #97 on their list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘Slippin’ and Slidin’’ by Little Richard peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago today (June 30 1956)
(Saturday, June 30, 1956) — “Slippin’ and Slidin'” by Little Richard peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
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‘The Wayward Wind’ by Gogi Grant peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (June 16 1956)
(Saturday, June 16, 1956) — “The Wayward Wind” by Gogi Grant peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six consecutive weeks (June 16/23/30, July 7/14/21, 1956).
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‘Standing on the Corner’ by The Four Lads peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (June 16 1956)
(Saturday, June 16, 1956) — “Standing on the Corner” by The Four Lads peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for three weeks.
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Elvis Presley performs on final ‘Milton Berle Show ’ 60 years ago this hour (June 5 1956)
Video: 'Elvis - Hound Dog & Dialogue - Milton Berle Show - 5 June 1956'
(Tuesday, June 5, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog” doing his hip-gyrating act live tonight on the the final episode of the original The Milton Berle Show in Los Angeles. From then on, cameras would only show him from the waist up.
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‘Moonglow and Theme from Picnic’ by Morris Stoloff peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (June 2 1956)
(Saturday, June 2, 1956) — “Moonglow and Theme from Picnic“ by Morris Stoloff peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for three consecutive weeks (June 2/9/16, 1956).
