Good News in History, August 11
70 years ago today, Elvis Presley released his first double-sided mega-hit record. With Don’t Be Cruel on one side and Hound Dog on the other, the singles went to No.1 and No.2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, where they stayed at the top for 11 weeks - and set a record that would not be broken for […]
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