#OnThisDay… October 31, 1976 • ELVIS PRESLEY: The King’s Final Studio-Recorded Song [Audio+BonusTrax] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 31, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Country, Elvis Presley, Pop

October 31, 1976 The last studio session by Elvis Presley took place on this Halloween day in 1976, during which he recorded his last known song – a cover version of the country classic He’ll Have To Go. Authorized Presley catalog director and...

#OnThisDay… October 30, 1982 • MEN AT WORK: Hard Labor Leads To #1 [Audio+BonusTrak+Videos] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 30, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 30, 1982 Finally hitting the top in America after 17 months of toiling on music charts elsewhere, the labors of the five-man Australian band Men At Work finally paid off for their debut single Who Can It Be Now?.     Recorded and released...

#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 24, 1970 • THE KINKS: L-O-L-A Spelled ‘Billboard Top Ten’! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 24, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 24, 1970 The hit single Lola by The Kinks had just climbed inside the Top Ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the British band from London proving that indeed, “things go better with Coke.” Peaking at #9 on this date – on its 9th week on...