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Bluesman David 'Honeyboy' Edwards is born in Shaw, Mississippi, USA.
American industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first billionaire. The Rockefeller name will pass into popular culture as an icon of fabulous wealth and will provide inspiration for countless songwriters. One early example is I Will Turn Your Money Green [1928] by bluesman Furry Lewis, and Puttin' On The Ritz by Irving Berlin followed a year later. More recent songs including Rockefeller Square [1971] by Jimmy Buffett [1971], Mr. Rockefeller by Bette Midler [1976] and I'm No Rockefeller [2003] by Modern Talking have continued to build on the Rockefeller legend.
The Elders McIntorsh And Edwards record The 1927 Flood for OKeh Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The song is inspired by the 1927 Mississippi river floods.
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Sun Records of Memphis, Tennessee, USA, releases That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky on SUN209 as Elvis Presley's first single.
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Elvis Presley meets his controversial future manager, Col Tom Parker, an illegal immigrant from Holland, for the first time. On the same day Elvis appears at the bottom of the bill for a show at The Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, whose stars are Faron Young, Martha Carson, Ferlin Huskey and The Wilburn Brothers.
In UK tv show Off The Record, presenter Jack Payne does a run-down of the current singles chart. Not being a rock'n'roll fan, he comments that Elvis Presley's disc reaching No2 is 'amazing, but there it is?'.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of Wild In The Country at the 20th Century Movie Ranch, near Santa Monica, California, USA.John Lee Hooker is playing two weeks of shows at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA, supported by up-and-coming folkie Bob Dylan.
The Biggest Show Of Stars Of 1961, featuring Fats Domino, The Drifters, Bo Diddley, The Shirelles, Chubby Checker and Paul Willians, plays in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Having completed filming of his next movie, Blue Hawaii, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Elvis Presley flies home to Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Hollywood, California, USA.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays a live show in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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Country performer and entrepreneur Hank Snow begins a legal suit against his former partner, Col Tom Parker, in an attempt to receive a percentage of the earnings of Elvis Presley.
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Songwriter Tommy Barnes is born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. His biggest successes will be the platinum single Indian Outlaw by Tim McGraw, and the gold single My Love by Little Texas.
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Sender by Elvis Presley enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No1 during a fourteen-week run.
Having completed location filming in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for his fifteenth movie, Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to continue with studio-based scenes.Elvis Presley spends the second of two days being photographed for publicity stills at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas.
Bo Diddley with Jerome and the Duchess plays the first of two nights at the Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.A package tour featuring Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Dee Dee Sharp, The Shirelles, The Checkerboard Band and others plays in Evansville, Indiana, USA.
Webb Pierce records Tupelo County Jail, More And More, You're Not Mine Any More and I'm Letting You Go, with producer Owen Bradley in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next film, Kissin' Cousins, at Big Bear, near San Bernardino, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes for his next movie, Kissin' Cousins, at MGM Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The American Folk, Blues And Gospel Caravan, featuring Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee, Reverend Gary Davis and Cousin Joe Pleasants plays at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
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Jerry Lee Lewis plays the second of five days at The Fair, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with recording sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for the film soundtrack album Harum Scarum.
Lou Goldberg of The William Morris Agency of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, writes to Joe Small of Admiral Picures, returning to him a cheque in the value of $980.50. The cheque releates to transportation costs for Elvis Presley, but Presley's manager Col. Tom Parker has told Goldberg to return it to Admiral Pictures.
Bo Diddley, Petula Clark, The Fortunes and Ken Dodd appear on UK tv pop show Thank Your Lucky Stars. On the same day, Bo Diddley's car breaks down en route to a gig at the Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, resulting in a cancelled gig and the return of ticket money to 2,000 disappointed fans.
Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson makes a rare live appearance with the band on the second night of the band's Summer Spectacular show in the HIC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Also on the bill are Paul Revere And The Raiders, Bobbie Gentry and Dino, Desi And Billy.
Elvis Presley lodges a complaint with RCA Records about the poor mastering of his latest single, Guitar Man.
On their second tour of the USA, The Cream play at Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, California, supported by Taj Mahal and The James Cotton Blues Band.
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Elvis Presley is spending a week on vacation in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with his four-week second season at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Elvis Presley plays the first of three nights at the Annual Texas Livestock Show in the Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA.Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla are staying at their rented home in Camino Del Norte, Palm Springs, California, while looking for a new home to buy.
Johnny Cash becomes the first country artist to receive the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards. Other winners include Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Charley Pride, Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, Olivia Newton-John and The Eagles.
The Grateful Dead play at The Mississippi River festival, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.
Britney Spears is interviewed on CBS Radio's Fast in the Morning With Nathan Fast in Dallas, Texas, USA.1915 |
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