Things you might not know. 6 Nov. 1. 1953: After religious groups protest the lyrics, both Frankie Laines Answer Me (where the singer demands the Lord tell him what happened to his girl) and Lee Lawrences Crying In The Chapel (later a hit for Elvis Presley) are banned from BBC radio. 2. 1954: Elvis Presley signs a year-long contract with the Shreveport concert radio show Louisiana Hayride and, on the same day, records his one and only commercial, a radio spot for the citys Southern Maid Doughnuts outlet in which he sang the company jingle: You can get them piping hot after 4 pm, you can get them piping hot. Southern Maid Donuts hit the spot, you can get them piping hot after 4 pm. 3. 1966: Distraught Beatles fans protest outside manager Brian Epsteins home, demanding that the group, recently retired from the road, perform more shows. Unfortunately, Epstein is attending a Beach Boys concert at the time. 4. 1968: The Monkees first and only feature film, Head , premieres in New York. A random, angry film that attempts to make the band look hip while systematically destroying their hated teenybopper image, the $750,000 film is a complete flop at the box office, no doubt also due to the strange TV marketing campaign, which focused merely on a friend of the band saying the word Head into the camera. Today, however, the film has gained a cult reputation as a surreal masterpiece.
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