1955: Elvis Presley, Johnny Horton and Floyd Cramer were featured on the famous Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium. 1955: We first heard of Pat Boone on this date as his first single "Two Hearts" debuted on the chart and on the radio.
One of the underlooked songs of 1980 was this hidden gem from Rupert Holmes, the same guy who gave us "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" and "Him":
"Partners In Crime"
Rupert Holmes
Music and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
She's under-age and she's underweight And she's one month hooked and she's two months late She comes from Wyoming And he named her Desiree
She hit New York like a farm-fresh egg Hits a frying pan, she's too proud to beg So she works on the sidewalk He administrates her pay
She calls him Swagger 'cause of his hat He adopted her in three seconds flat By the bus station doorway Where he found her half-alive
He is her family and in return He beats up on her and takes all she can earn And she needs him so badly Losing him she'd never survive
Him and her, me and you We do it to each other whatever we do Hand in hand, arm in arm It's always been the two of us doing us harm It's the same deal every time We're all of us partners in crime
She is a buyer for Bloomingdale's He's division head of commercial sales They met at the office Odds we one to one they'd meet
Work is the great aphrodisiac It's that nine-to-five gets 'em in the sack Afternoons at the office Evenings at the health retreat
And all day long he just balls her out 'Bout some shipment due on the air freight route But when they leave the office Guess who gets the upper hand?
She's into power, he's into pain And beneath her heel, he will long remain And he needs her so badly Loves it when she takes command
Him and her, me and you We do it to each other whatever we do Hand in hand, arm in arm It's always been the two of us doing us harm It's the same deal every time We're all of us partners in crime
If there's a heaven, if there's a hell It's made up of those who we love so well And we make hell or heaven As we do when we're alive
Two people meet and they fix their deal And they get what they deserve And they want the way they feel And we need love so badly Losing it we'd never survive
Him and her, me and you We do it to each other whatever we do Hand in hand, arm in arm It's always been the two of us doing us harm It's the same deal every time We're all of us partners in crime
1949: The 45 rpm single record was first introduced by RCA Victor, one year after the LP record was introduced by Columbia. Both provided better sound quality and longer playing time than the 78 rpm that had been the standard. 1956: Brenda Lee made her television debut on Ozark Jambouree on ABC, singing "Jambalaya". 1957: Elvis Presley played two concerts at Olympia Stadium in Detroit before 24,000 fans.
1957: Buddy Knox became the first rock artist to write his own #1 song as "Party Doll" topped the charts. 1959: "Venus" was her name, but it was also the name of the #1 song that Frankie Avalon had for the fourth week.
1961: Governor Ernest Vandiver of Georgia declared it "Brenda Lee Day".
1963: The Shadows had their fifth #1 in the U.K. with "Foot Tapper". 1964: The Hollies, the Dave Clark Five, the Kinks and the Mojos began a U.K. tour at the Coventry Theatre.
1942: Frank Sinatra appeared on the charts for the first time with "Night And Day". 1957: Elvis Presley appeared live at the Chicago International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois.
1958: CBS announced the invention of stereophonic records. The new discs could be played on existing record players, but when played on new stereo players, the listener could hear a much richer and fuller sound.
