Month: January 2023

January 4, 1957 – Elvis Presley

January 4, 1957 – Elvis Presley reports for his pre-induction Army physical in Memphis. The Colonel was quite concerned that by joining Uncle Sam’s Army, Presley’s career would be over. Elvis was officially drafted on March 24th, 1958, and told reporters: “The Army can do anything it wants with me.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 4, 1954 – Elvis Presley

January 4, 1954 – Four days before his 20th birthday, a young truck driver named Elvis Presley pays to record two songs, “Casual Love Affair” and “I’ll Never Stand In Your Way,” at the Memphis Recording Service. It’s his second visit, and this time MRS head Sam Phillips gets his number and later calls him to record for his Sun label. #ROCkabillyHop @sunrecords @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #CasualLoveAffair #IllNeverStandInYourWay #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 3, 1960 – Bobby Darin

January 3, 1960 – Bobby Darin appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Darin performs “That’s How It Goes” and “Beyond The Sea.” He also performs two duets with Connie Francis, “You Make Me Feel So Young” and “You’re The Top” #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #”ThatsHowItGoes #BeyondTheSea #ConnieFrancis #YouMakeMeFeelSoYoung #YoureTheTop
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January 2, 1971 – Elvis Presley

January 2, 1971 – Elvis Presley released his thirty-seventh studio album, titled “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old),” on RCA Records. Recorded at the famous RCA Studio B in Nashville, this album reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and eventually went gold with over 500,000 copies sold. It also made a splash across the pond, peaking at #6 in the United Kingdom and selling over one million copies worldwide.
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