November 10, 1955 – Elvis Presley attended the fourth Country Music Disc Jockey Convention in Nashville Tennessee. Back at his hotel Mae Boren Axton (Hoyt Axton’s mother) played him a demo of a new song she had written with Tommy Durden called “Heartbreak Hotel”. Presley released the track as a single on January 27, 1956, his first on his new record label RCA Victor. The song gave him his first #1 pop record. #ROCkabillyHop #HeartbreakHotel @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: November 10, 2022
November 10, 1961 – Elvis Presley
November 10, 1961 – Elvis Presley was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “His Latest Flame” backed with “Little Sister.” The singer’s ninth UK #1. “His Latest Flame” peaked at 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Little Sister” peaked at #5. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HisLatestFlame #LittleSister #OTD #RockNRoll #Billboard #Hot100 #RocHop
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November 10, 1959 – Fats Domino
November 10, 1959 – Fats Domino appears on “American Bandstand” and sings “Be My Guest.” The song reached #8 on the Billboard pop chart, #2 on the R&B chart, and #11 on the UK singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BeMyGuest #@RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 10, 1958 – Conway Twitty
November 10, 1958 – Conway Twitty’s “It’s Only Make Believe” hits #1 in the US for the first of 2 weeks. Before this song hit, Twitty was recording rockabilly and rock and roll songs, some under his real name Harold Jenkins. #ROCkabillyHop @ConwayTwitty #ConwayTwitty #OnlyMakeBelieve #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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