November 3rd
In THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL:
November 3, 1956: Elvis Presley's
"Love Me Tender"
took over the top spot on the Billboard chart, pushing his double sided hit "Don't Be Cruel"/ "Hound Dog" to number two…
November 3, 1957:
ABC-Paramount releases Danny And The Juniors' first hit, "At the Hop". The song sold 7,000 copies in and around Philadelphia when it was first issued on the small independent Singular label…
November 3, 1962:
A song called "He's A Rebel" topped the Billboard Hot 100, credited to The Crystals. In reality, the song was recorded by a trio known as the Blossoms, featuring lead singer Darlene Love. Phil Spector had hastily put the song together while The Crystals were out of town and put their name on the label because they had already had two top twenty hits with "There's No Other" and "Uptown"…
November 3, 1990:
The Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody"
rose to #1 on the UK singles chart 25 years after it had first been released...
The track had recently been featured in the film Ghost...
November 3, 1995:
Hootie And The Blowfish reach an out of court settlement with Bob Dylan for the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Want To Be With You"…
Nick Simper
(Bassist for Deep Purple) Hits the planet.,..
NOT A BAD DAY IN
THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…
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