A 1950S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE! ELVIS RECALLED

From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1956

‘Elvis Sings; Wow 15,000’

 

 

 



FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956

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DETROIT (May 26) — Elvis Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll dreamboat, danced up a storm in Detroit Friday.

Some 15,000 teenagers, mostly girls, paid nearly $25,000 in small change to watch him sing, play the guitar and wiggle across the stage at the Fox Theater.

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DETROIT FREE PRESS


Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956

Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956 (click on image for largest detailed view)

Detroit Free Press. Friday, May 26, 1956


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THIS MONTH. 62 YEARS AGO


Elvis Presley photographed at the Detroit Fox Theater. Friday, May 25, 1956

Detroit Fox Theater Friday, May 25, 1956


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THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!



NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Archie Bell & The Drells * 05/12/68 – 05/25/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING May 18, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & The Drells peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. May 12 through May 25, 1968(Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.



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