Pat Boone stars in his first two Hollywood motion pictures: Bernadine and April Love
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera), from 1956's Alfred Hitchcock suspense film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, wins the Academy Award for Best Song. Sung by Doris Day in the film, it proved to be one of her biggest hit records as well.
When Nat King Cole's television show was unable to get a sponsor, Frankie Laine became the first artist to cross tv's color line. Becoming the first white artist to appear as a guest, foregoing his usual salary of $10,000.00 as Coles sustainer show only paid scale. Other top performers followed suit, including Mel Torme and Tony Bennett, but despite an increase in ratings, the show still failed to pick up a national sponsor.
January 6January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 359 days remaining (360 in leap years). Events 871 Alfred of England defeats the Danes in the Battle of Ashdown 1066 Harold Godwinson crowned King of England 1205 Philip of Swabia b - Elvis PresleyElvis Aron Presley ( January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977), known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just "The King", was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. He started his career under the name the Hillbilly Cat and was later makes final appearance on the Ed SullivanEd Sullivan ( September 28, 1902 October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. Sullivan was originally a Show.
January 8January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 357 days remaining (358 in leap years). Events 871 Battle of Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army. 1198 Innocentius III becomes Pope. 1734 Premiere of George Frid - Elvis Presley takes the army pre-induction exam in Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee City flag City seal City nickname: "The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area Total Water 763. 4 km² (294. 24% Population Total ( 2000) Density 650,100 898. 6/km^2 Time zone and passes
January 16January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 349 days remaining (350 in leap years). Events 27 BC Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate. 1362 One of the North Sea's greatest stormtides ever destroys th - The Cavern ClubThe Cavern Club opened on January 16, 1957, is a legendary rock and roll club at 10 Matthew Street, Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to the Beatles in 1961. Alan Sytner opened the club inspired by visiting Paris's Jazz district, on t opens in LiverpoolFor alternate uses of "Liverpool" see Liverpool (disambiguation Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. Liverpool is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five council, England
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel name themselves Tom and Jerry and begin their recording career, signing with Sid Prosen of Big Records . Their first single, "Hey, Schoolgirl," backed with "Dancin' Wild," hit #49 on the Billboard pop charts. Garfunkel was Tom Graph (so called because he like to write the pop charts out on graph paper) and Simon was Jerry Landis, a pseudonym he used during his early 1960s solo recordings. They toured for eighteen months before retiring to become college students and then reforming in 1963 as Simon and Garfunkel.