Video: 'Chuck Berry - Maybelline (1955)'
(Saturday, May 21, 1955, afternoon) — Chuck Berry today recorded “Maybellene,” his first single release and his first hit, at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago for Chess Records.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
‘Dance with Me, Henry’ by Georgia Gibbs peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (May 21 1955)
(Saturday, May 21, 1955) — “Dance with Me, Henry” by Georgia Gibbs was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘Unchained Melody’ by Les Baxter peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (May 14 1955)
(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Unchained Melody” by Les Baxter was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six weeks.
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‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and His Comets debuts at #22 in USA 60 years ago today (May 14 1955)
(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets (featuring the late Danny Cedrone on the electric guitar solo), widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, debuted at #22 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores top 30 chart.
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Riot breaks out at Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville 60 years ago today (May 13 1955)
Video: 'Elvis Presley Interview 1955 Jacksonville, FL'
(Friday, May 13, 1955) — A riot broke out at an Elvis Presley concert today at the Gator Bowl Baseball Park in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time trouble was reported at one of his concerts. Witnesses say the crowd went crazy when Presley said, “Girls, I’ll see you backstage.”
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‘Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)’ by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 30 1955)
(Saturday, April 30, 1955) — “Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)” by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 10 consecutive weeks (Apr. 30, May 7/14/21/28, June 4/11/18/25, July 2, 1955).
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‘Birth of the Boogie’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 30 1955)
(Saturday, April 30, 1955) — “Birth of the Boogie” by Bill Haley and His Comets was the #17 song on today’s Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes chart for one week.
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Rosemary Clooney performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 10 1955)
Video: 'Rosemary Clooney "Mambo Italiano" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, April 10, 1955, 8 p.m. EST) — Rosemary Clooney performed “Mambo Italiano” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
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‘The Ballad of Davy Crockett’ by Bill Hayes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 26 1955)
(Saturday, March 26, 1955) — “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” by Bill Hayes was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Mar. 26, Apr. 2/9/16/23, 1955).
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Inner-city school drama ‘Blackboard Jungle’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (Mar 19 1955)
Video: 'Blackboard Jungle' trailer
(Saturday, March 19, 1955) — Blackboard Jungle, a social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school, opened today at Loew’s State Theatre in New York City. The film marked the rock and roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock.”
Directed by Richard Brooks, the film starred Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern and Sidney Poitier.
