Dwight Yoakum Was Born On October 23, 1956

Dwight Yoakum was born on October 23rd of 1956 in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Yoakum is a successful country music singer-songwriter and actor.

He topped the US country charts with this first three albums: 1986's Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc., 1987's Hillbilly Deluxe, and 1988's Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room.

His biggest selling album to date is 1993's This Time which has sold over 3 million copies in America. "Pocket of a Clown" is the first song on the album. The promo video for "Pocket of a Clown" can be seen below:



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Elvis Presley Made His First Appearance On The Ed Sullivan Show On September 9, 1956

Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time on September 9th of 1956.

He performed "Don't Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," and "Ready Teddy."

I couldn't find any videos of this first performance on Ed Sullivan but I did find some videos from of his second and third appearance on Ed Sullivan.

"Tutti Frutti" (the Little Richard song)



"Too Much"



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Elvis Presley sings "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show on April 3, 1956

51 years ago today Elvis Presley performed "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show. This was seen by an estimated 25% of the United States population.

He performed on the Milton Berle show again on June 3rd of that same year ('56) performing "Hound Dog." This performance caused quite a controversy due to his "swiveling hips." See that performance below:



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