(Saturday, February 18, 1956) — “Rock and Roll Waltz” by Kay Starr peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
‘Tutti Frutti’ by Pat Boone peaks at #12 in USA 60 years ago today (Feb 18 1956)
(Saturday, February 18, 1956) — “Tutti Frutti” by Pat Boone peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard pop chart for two weeks.
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Jay Hawkins records ‘I Put A Spell On You’ 60 years ago today (Feb 12 1956)
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(Wednesday, February 12, 1956) — Screamin’ Jay Hawkins recorded “I Put A Spell On You” today in New York City.
It was ranked No. 313 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘See You Later, Alligator’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Feb 11 1956)
(Saturday, February 11, 1956) — “See You Later, Alligator” by Bill Haley & His Comets peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard pop chart for four weeks.
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‘Tutti Frutti’ by Little Richard peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago today (Feb 4 1956)
(Saturday, February 4, 1956) — “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard pop chart for one week.
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Elvis Presley records Carl Perkins’ ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Jan 30 1956)
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(Monday, January 30, 1956, at around 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST) — Elvis Presley, 21, recorded a cover version of Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” today during a seven-hour session at the RCA Studio, 155 E. 24th Street in New York City.
Three other tunes were recorded this day, including “My Baby Left Me,” “One-Sided Love Affair,” and “So Glad You’re Mine.”
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Elvis Presley makes national TV debut on ‘Stage Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Jan 28 1956)
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(Saturday, January 28, 1956, 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) — Elvis Presley, 21, made his first national TV appearance tonight on Stage Show, broadcast live from CBS Studios in New York City and hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, performing “Shake, Rattle and Roll/Flip, Flop and Fly” and “I Got a Woman.”
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‘(Love Is) The Tender Trap’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 28 1956)
(Saturday, January 28, 1956) — “(Love Is) The Tender Trap” by Frank Sinatra peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
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The Whiting Sisters perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Jan 22 1956)
Video: 'Margaret & Barbara Whiting "Ain't We Got Fun" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, January 22, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Whiting Sisters (Richard Whiting’s daughters Margaret and Barbara) performed “Ain’t We Got Fun” 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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‘Memories Are Made of This’ by Dean Martin peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 14 1956)
(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Memories Are Made of This” by Dean Martin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Jan. 14/21/28, Feb. 4/11, 1956).
