On this day in history, 14 October
BIRTHDAYS
1890 Dwight D Eisenhower Denison, Tx (R) 34th Pres (1953-1961)
1926 - Bill Justis (”Raunchy”)
1927 Roger Moore 007
DEATHS
1977 Bing Crosby dies of a heart attack at 74, in Madrid, Spain
ENTERTAINMENT
1955 - Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, and Bob Montgomery open for Bill Haley
& the Comets in Lubbock, TX as Buddy and Bob, at a concert promoted by
radio station KDAV. Eddie Crandell sees the show and arranges for Holly
to record his first demo.
1957 - Although it was banned by some US radio stations for its suggestive
lyrics, The Everly Brothers’ “Wake Up Little Susie” reached the top of the
Billboard singles chart. In the UK, it reached #2.
1957 - The Elvis Presley classic, “Jailhouse Rock” is released. It would become
his ninth US number one single and stay on the Billboard chart for nineteen
weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered
by many historians to be the first Rock video.
1971 - Music publishing firm, Arco Industries files a $500,000 dollar lawsuit
against Creedance Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty, claiming that Fogerty’s
song Travelin’ Band “contains substantial material copied from Little Richard’s
“Good Golly, Miss Molly”. The suit is eventually dropped.
#1 SONG ON THIS DATE
14 October
1964 … “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann
1963 … “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
1962 … “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt Kickers
1961 … “Hit the Road Jack” by Ray Charles
1960 … “Save the Last Dance for Me” by The Drifters
1959 … “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin
1958 … “It’s All in the Game” by Tommy Edwards
1957 … “Wake Up Little Susie” by The Everly Brothers
1956 … “Don’t Be Cruel/ Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley
1955 … “The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Mitch Miller