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Elvis Presley, Music Calendar, The Best Songs

Jan 10: Elvis Presley recorded Heartbreak Hotel in 1956


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Elvis Presley recorded Heartbreak Hotel January 10th in 1956

From Wikipedia:

“Heartbreak Hotel” is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley’s first on his new record label RCA Victor. His first number-one pop record, “Heartbreak Hotel” topped Billboard‘s Top 100 chart, became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. It was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton.

Well, Since my baby left me

These opening words set the tone, this is not a happy-song…

I got this record from my aunt when I was about 7 or 8 years old (1973/1974), I couldn’t  comprehend the heartache and suffering in the lyrics. I just thought it was the coolest thing I had ever heard. I still got that record. It is worn and scratched and it’s still the coolest record in the world.

Heartbreak Hotel (audio):

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Bruce Springsteen, Great albums, Music Calendar

Jan 05: Bruce Springsteen released Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ in 1973

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Bruce Springsteen released Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ in 1973

“This boy has a lot more of the Dylan spirit than John Prine. His songs are filled with the absurdist energy and heart on sleeve pretension that made Dylan a genius instead of a talent.”

– Robert Christgau, Creem magazine

Greetings from Asbury Park NJ is the first studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1973. It only sold about 25,000 copies in the first year of its release, but had significant critical impact. It was ranked at #379 by Rolling Stone on its list of 500 greatest albums of all time. The album also hit the number sixty stop on the Billboard 200 albums listing.

The new release that is part of the new box-set (released autumn 2014) sounds amazing!

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Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Rock'n Roll, Sun

Jan 05: The late Sam Phillips was born in 1923

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sam_phillips Sam Phillips was not just one of the most important producers in rock history. There’s a good argument to be made that he was also one of the most important figures in 20th century American culture.
~Richie Unterberger (allmusic.com) 

If you’re not doing something different, you’re not doing anything.
~Sam Phillips
Great Sam Phillips documentary in two parts(Host: Billy Bob Thornton):

The late Sam Phillips was born in 1923

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Bob Dylan, List

Our 15 most popular Bob Dylan posts in 2014

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Our 15 most popular Bob Dylan posts in 2014

1. Bob Dylan quotes from the 60s:

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This is the first post with Bob Dylan quotes from the 60’s. There will also, off course, follow posts with quotes from the 70’s, 80’s etc…

These quotes are collected from song lyrics & interviews. It’s not only “great” quotes we’ve collected, but also important quotes & funny quotes.
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Music Calendar, R.E.M.

Jan 04: Michael Stipe was born in 1960 Happy Birthday

MS And I don’t expect anyone can bring about a revolution in the way that Bob Dylan did – and really didn’t – in the 1960s.
~MichaelStipe 

 

Super casual music listeners. That’s most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that’s why Top 40 radio exists. It’s not there for people who seek out music and who love music.
~Michael Stipe

R.E.M., 2 October 85, Rockpalast, full concert:

Michael Stipe was born in 1960 Happy Birthday

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