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24 Jan 1958, Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Jailhouse Rock’. It became the first ever single to enter the chart at No.1 and was Presley’s second UK No.1. It went on to sell over 4 million copies in the US. https://youtu.be/MfrC8PAQtlg JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) – Elvis Presley – Classic […]
18 Jan 1974, Former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell), formed Bad Company. The band went on to score a US No.1 album with their debut release. https://youtu.be/E4jn-fyifgM Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy – The Musical Journey of Free and Bad Company Read the […]
24 Sept 1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It became his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video. https://youtu.be/MfrC8PAQtlg JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) – […]
3 July 1952, born n this day, Andy Fraser, bass player with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Joined Free when he was aged 16. (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘All Right Now’). Ted Nugent, Robert Palmer and Joe Cocker have all covered songs written by Fraser. He died on 16 March 2015 at his home […]