Things you might not know. 15 Jan. 1. 1955: A young singer named Elvis Presley performs at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA, performing Hearts Of Stone, Thats All Right, Mama and Tweedle Dee. In the audience is Colonel Tom Parker, who was witnessing Elvis for the first time. 2. 1955: Billboard magazine reports that music with an R&B beat is not longer regarded as a passing phase by major recording firms, citing the recent success of white pop covers of R&B hits. 3. 1964: In Chicago, Capitol records obtains an injuction which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan, which owned the rights to She Loves You. 4. 1974: The Fifties-nostalgia sitcom Happy Days premieres on ABC.
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