OTHER STUFF MARCH 10 1956, RCA Records placed a half page ad in Billboard Magazine claiming that Elvis Presley was the new singing rage. 1958, Big Records released Our Song by a teenage duo from Queens, New York, Tom and Jerry. The duo will become famous in the 60s under their real names, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. 1960, UK trade paper Record Retailer published the UKs first ever EP (extended player) chart and LP chart. No. 1 EP was Expresso Bongo by Cliff Richard & The Shadows and No.1 LP The Explosive Freddy Cannon. 1963 : Little Stevie Wonder performs Fingertips at the Regal Theatre in Chicago. The performance is recorded and released as a single in May, becoming the first live recording to hit #1 on the Hot 100. 1964, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record The Sounds Of Silence as an acoustic duo. It wasnt until record company producers added electric guitar, bass and drums, without the knowledge of Paul and Art, that the song would become a hit in late 1965. 1973, This weeks UK Top 5 singles: No.5, Focus, Sylvia, No.4, Detroit Emeralds, Feel The Need In Me, No.3, The Strawbs, Part Of The Union, No.2, The Faces, Cindy Incidentally, No.1, Slade, Cum On Feel The Noize. 1976 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: The Four Seasons December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) 2000, Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde was arrested for leading an animal rights protest against the clothing firm Gap, who were accused of using leather from cows slaughtered illegally and cruelly. The protest took place in a store in Manhattan. 2003 : The Righteous Brothers, AC/DC, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Clash,The Police, and Floyd Cramer are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City.
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