QUICK FACT—ELVIS PRESLEY “BLUE SUEDE SHOES”

ELVIS PRESLEY’S VERSION OF “BLUE SUEDE SHOES” WAS AN ALBUM TRACK FROM HIS FIRST RCA-VICTOR ALBUM…”ELVIS PRESLEY” (LPM1254).  THE SONG WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 30, 1956.  IT ALSO WAS RELEASED ON RCA-VICTOR (EPA747), AN EXTENDED PLAY RECORD THAT ALSO CONTAINED…”TUTTI FRUTTI”, “I GOT A WOMAN” AND “JUST BECAUSE” IN MARCH OF 1956.

“BLUE SUEDE SHOES” WAS RELEASED AS A SINGLE RECORD BECAUSE OF DEMAND AND CHARTED ON THE BILLBOARD POP CHARTS ON APRIL 7, 1956 AS RCA-VICTOR SINGLE RECORD (47-6636).  THE FLIP-SIDE OF THE RECORD WAS “TUTTI FRUTTI”.  ELVIS PRESLEY’S VERSION OF THIS CARL PERKINS CLASSIC CHARTED AT #20 AND SOLD OVER 1 MILLION COPIES.

1956 WAS ELVIS PRESLEY’S FIRST YEAR ON THE POP CHARTS.  HE CHARTED 17 HIT SINGLE RECORDS. FIVE OF THOSE BECAME MILLION-SELLERS….

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE

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THE ANSWERS TO…THE EARLY YEARS OF “ROCK AND ROLL” QUIZ

Thank You for the wonderful response to yesterday’s “Rock and Roll Quiz”.  The answers are:

1-Till

2-ABC-Paramount

3-O Dio Mio

4-Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go

5-Love Letters In The Sand

6-The Chantels

7-Pony Time

8-Dream Lover

9-Whispering Bells

10-Blueberry Hill

11-Don and Phil…Wake Up Little Susie

12-I’m A Man

13-To The Isle

14-Connie Francis

15-Shake, Rattle And Roll

16-Don’t Let Go

17-Mary Lou

18-Poor Little Fool

19-The Great Pretender

20-Love Me Tender

21-Personality…”Mr. Personality”

22-We Got Love

23-Star Dust-#12…Deep Purple-#20

24-Dreamin’

25-Hula Love

How did you do?…The music and the memories…the great artists that brought these songs to us are a part of history now….we were told the music would never last…but 57 years later I am proud to repeat the words of Danny And The Juniors…”Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay”.

To all of you who read my posts each day…”Thank You”…to all the great artists and people behind the scenes who have made this wonderful music…”Thank You”…The “GOLDEN ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL” is here and stronger than ever…”LET’S KEEP OUR MUSIC ALIVE”.

Till the next time—Joe

THE EARLY YEARS OF ROCK & ROLL QUIZ–”THE QUESTIONS”

The early years of Rock and Roll produced some of the greatest music of the rock era…how many of these question do you know the answer to….ready, set, begin:

1–The female pop group…The Angels charted their first Billboard Hot 100, Top 20 hit in 1961…Can you name the song?

2–Paul Anka recorded his early hit records for this legendary record label?

3–Annette (Funicello) charted 2 Billboard Hot 100, Top 10 hits, the first is TALL PAUL in 1959.  Can you name her second Top 10 hit record (1960)?

4–This song became a #6 hit record on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 Billboard R&B hit in 1960 for Hank Ballard And The Midnighters?

5–In 1957 Pat Boone charted a record that would become his longest charted hit at #1 (7 weeks), it would also be his longest charting single record at 34 weeks on the Billboard music charts…can you name the song?

6–Arlene Smith, Sonia Goring, Rene Minus, Jackie Landry and Lois Harris formed this legendary female vocal group…Can you name them?

7–Chubby Checker charted…THE TWIST at #1 twice, once in 1960 and the second time in 1961.  Can you name his other #1 hit record, it is also from 1961?

8–Before Bobby Darin charted his classic recording of…MACK THE KNIFE- #1 in 1959 he charted another classic that just missed #1…peaking at #2.  Can you name the song?

9–The Dell-Vikings charted 2 Billboard Top 100, Top 10 hits in 1957 on Dot Records…the first is the classic…COME GO WITH ME-#4…can you name the second record, it charted at #9?

10-This legendary Fats Domino classic became a #2 hit on the Billboard Top 100 in 1956 and a #1 Billboard R&B hit for 11 weeks in 1956.  Can you name the song?

11-This question has two parts…1-What are the first names of The Everly Brothers?  2-Can you name their first #1 hit record?

12-Fabian charted his first hit record in January of 1959 on Chancellor Records…Can you name that song?

13-The Five Satins second hit record made its Billboard Top 100 debut on July 22, 1957 and became a #25 hit record…Can you name this classic recording?

14-She is pop music’s #1 female vocalist from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s…who is she?

15-This recording became Bill Haley And His Comets first Billboard pop, Top 10 hit in late 1954.  The single record charted at #7 and remained on the Billboard charts for 27…Can you name their classic hit record?

16-This wonderful R&B classic by Roy Hamilton, made its Billboard Top 100 debut on January 13, 1958.  The record charted at #13 and remained on the Top 100 for 16 weeks.  Can you name this Roy Hamilton rocker?

17-This song by Ronnie Hawkins was about a girl who stole his “Cadillac car…jumped in his Caddy and drove it far”.  The record charted in August of 1959 and became his biggest hit single record…at #26.  Can you name the song?

18-What Ricky Nelson classic was the first #1 hit record on Billboard’s first Hot 100 chart (Pop Chart) on August 4, 1958?

19-This Platters classic, charted on December 17, 1955 on the Billboard Pop chart…the record became a #1 hit on the pop chart, it crossed over and became their biggest #1 hit on the Billboard R&B chart, holding the #1 spot for 11 weeks.  Can you name this Platters classic?

20-This Elvis Presley classic from 1956 became his fifth #1 hit single record of the year.  The record charted on October 20, 1956.  It was a Pop #1 hit for 5 weeks and remained on the pop chart for 23 weeks…the song is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has sales of over 5 million copies…Can you name the song?

21-This Lloyd Price classic from 1959 earned him his “nickname”…Can you name the song and his “nickname”?

22-In October of 1959 this Bobby Rydell record began its climb up the Billboard Hot 100…it would become his first Top 10 hit single record (#6) and remain on the Hot 100 for 17 weeks.  Can you name the song?

23-In 1957 Billy Ward And His Dominoes charted two Top 20 hit single records of songs that were both considered “standards”…Can you name them?

24-This song by Johnny Burnette became his first charted hit record in July of 1960…Can you name the song?

25-Buddy Knox charted three hit single records in 1957.  This song was his third hit of the year and became his second, Billboard Top 10 single of the year…can you name the song?

THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW…HOW WELL DID YOU DO?

Till the next time—Joe

THE TOP 25…#1 HITS…1955-1959 VOL. 2

13-LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING–FOUR ACES  DECCA RECORDS  1955-6 WEEKS AT #1

14-ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ–KAY STARR  RCA VICTOR RECORDS  1956-6 WEEKS AT #1

15-THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS–LES BAXTER ORCHESTRA  CAPITOL RECORDS  1956-6 WEEKS AT #1

16-THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS–MITCH MILLER  COLUMBIA RECORDS  1955-6 WEEKS AT #1

17-MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS–DEAN MARTIN  CAPITOL RECORDS  1956-6 WEEKS AT #1

18-APRIL LOVE–PAT BOONE  DOT RECORDS  1957-6 WEEKS AT #1

19-THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS–JOHNNY HORTON  COLUMBIA RECORDS  1959-6 WEEKS AT #1

20-YOUNG LOVE–TAB HUNTER  DOT RECORDS  1957-6 WEEKS AT #1

21-IT’S ALL IN THE GAME–TOMMY EDWARDS  MGM RECORDS  1958-6 WEEKS AT #1

22-THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER–SHEB WOOLEY  MGM RECORDS  1958-6 WEEKS AT #1

23-TAMMY–DEBBIE REYNOLDS  CORAL RECORDS  1957-5 WEEKS AT #1

24-LOVE ME TENDER–ELVIS PRESLEY  RCA VICTOR RECORDS  1956-5 WEEKS AT #1

25-MY PRAYER–THE PLATTERS  MERCURY RECORDS  1956-5 WEEKS AT #1

THE RECORDS IN VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2 ARE THE BIGGEST #1 HITS OF THE EARLY YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL-1955-1959.  THERE ARE SO MANY MORE GREAT SONGS FROM THOSE EARLY DAYS…BUT THESE ARE THE BIGGEST.

THANKS TO JOEL WHITBURN FOR HIS CHART INFORMATION…CHECK OUT HIS WEB SITE FOR ALL THE GREATEST CHART BOOKS: www.recordresearch.com

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE

THE TOP 25 #1 HITS—1955-1959 VOL. 1

THE SONGS LISTED ARE THE BIGGEST #1 HITS OF THE EARLY DAYS OF ROCK AND ROLL…1955-1959.  THE LIST WAS COMPILED BY JOEL WHITBURN’S  RECORD RESEARCH..”TOP POP SINGLES”, 12TH EDITION.

1-DON’T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG–ELVIS PRESLEY (1956)…11 WEEKS AT #1

2-SINGING THE BLUES—GUY MITCHELL (1956)…10 WEEKS AT #1

3-MACK THE KNIFE—BOBBY DARIN (1959)…9 WEEKS AT #1

4-ALL SHOOK UP—ELVIS PRESLEY (1957)…9 WEEKS AT #1

5-ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK—BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS (1955)…8 WEEKS AT #1

6-THE WAYWARD WIND—GOGI GRANT (1956)…8 WEEKS AT #1

7-SIXTEEN TONS—TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (1955)…8 WEEKS AT #1

8-HEARTBREAK HOTEL—ELVIS PRESLEY (1956)…8 WEEKS AT #1

9-LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND—PAT BOONE (1957)…7 WEEKS AT #1

10-JAILHOUSE ROCK—ELVIS PRESLEY (1957)…7 WEEKS AT #1

11-(LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR—ELVIS PRESLEY (1957)…7 WEEKS AT #1

12-AT THE HOP—DANNY & THE JUNIORS (1958)…7 WEEKS AT #1

VOL. 2 OF THE TOP 25 #1 SONGS OF THE YEARS 1955-1959 TO FOLLOW.

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE

2011 In Review—Joe Troiano’s Blog…”The Golden Era Of Rock And Roll”

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TRIVIA TEASER-517

HI,  THE ANSWER TO TRIVIA TEASER-516 IS:  “PEPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE” A #5 HIT ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 IN 1962 IS THE HIGHEST CHARTING RECORD OF THE ROCK ERA FOR THE TALENTED LOU MONTE.

TODAY’S TRIVIA TEASER QUESTION IS:  IN NOVEMBER OF 1968 THIS HIT RECORD BY ELVIS PRESLEY CHARTED ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100.  IT BECAME HIS BIGGEST HIT SINCE “CRYING IN THE CHAPEL” IN 1965.  THE RECORD CHARTED AT #12 ON THE HOT 100 AND SOLD OVER 1 MILLION COPIES.  CAN YOU NAME THE SONG?

THE CORRECT ANSWER WILL APPEAR IN TRIVIA TEASER-518 OR YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR ANSWER IN THE COMMENT BOX.

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE