#OnThisDay… October 28, 1956 • ELVIS PRESLEY: ‘Love Me Tender’ Tops ‘Hound Dog’ & ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ [Audio+DeepTrak+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 28, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, American Artists, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos

October 28, 1956 Elvis Presley added a second consecutive record-setting feat to his early resume when Love Me Tender replaced Hound Dog b/w Don’t Be Cruel at #1 on the Billboard Top 100. For the first time in Billboard’s chart history, an artist replaced...

#OnThisDay… October 27, 1966 • ? (QUESTION MARK) & THE MYSTERIANS: ’96 Tears’ Fell from The Top [Audio+DeepTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 27, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

October 27, 1966 With a raw, new sound from the mid-60’s known as garage-rock, the song 96 Tears by ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day – replacing Reach Out I’ll Be There by Motown’s...

#OnThisDay… October 26, 1999 • HOYT AXTON: The Late Songwriter’s Hits by Others [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Classic Rock, Elvis Presley, Folk, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll

October 26, 1999 The great folk music singer-songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton passed away on this day in Victor, Montana, suffering a fatal heart attack at the age of 61. Born Hoyt Wayne Axton on March 25th, 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma, he relocated to Southern...

#OnThisDay… October 23, 1973 • GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘Midnight Train’ Stationed at #1 [Audio+Deeptrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40, Videos

October 23, 1973 The biggest hit in the 33-year recording career of Gladys Knight & The Pips sat at #1 on this day in 1973. One week prior, Midnight Train To Georgia had run over Angie by the Rolling Stones, only to be derailed two weeks later by Keep On...

#OnThisDay… October 22, 1942 • BOBBY FULLER: The Late Singer was Born on this Date [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 22, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 22, 1966 The leader of the mid-60’s group The Bobby Fuller Four was born in Baytown, TX. Bobby Fuller grew up in Salt Lake City, but returned to the Lone Star State in 1956, settling in El Paso. • There, he became a huge fan of a fellow West Texan from...

#OnThisDay… October 20, 1962 • BOBBY (Boris) PICKETT: Billboard “Shells Out” to the ‘Monster Mash’ [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 20, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 20, 1962 The #1 position on the Hot 100 music chart was shelled out by Billboard on this date to the seasonal Halloween hit Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Basing his persona on horror movie stars Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Pickett made...