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November 1955

A DC-6B explodes in mid air after takeoff in Denver, Colorado - killing 44 (later proves to be a time bomb placed by John.G. Graham).
Bo Diddley sings "Bo Diddley" on CBS-TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" after initially agreeing to sing "Sixteen Tons" (sparking Ed's fire).
Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records

 

 

 

 
 
 

The booming baritone voice of Tennessee Ernie Ford was best known for his 1955 cover of Merle Travis' grim coal-mining song "Sixteen Tons," watered down by the dulcet strains of a Hollywood studio orchestra but retaining its innate seriousness thanks to the sheer power of Ford's singing. But there was more to Tennessee Ernie Ford than that. Over his long career, Ford sang everything from proto-rock & roll to gospel, re-corded over 100 albums, and earned numerous honors and awards, including the Medal of Freedom. Ford had two Top Ten country hits in 1955 with "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and this here, his biggest success, "Sixteen Tons," which spent weeks at number one on the country and pop charts.

  
 
Source: AMG Allmusic Guide
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November 1955

Pos

From

Title

Artist

Label

Wks

1

3

Autumn Leaves

Roger Williams

Kapp

23

2

1

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing *

Four Aces

Decca

20

3

4

Moments To Remember

Four Lads

Columbia

23

4

2

The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Mitch Miller

Columbia

19

5

13

Only You *

Platters

Mercury

18

6

0

Sixteen Tons *

Tennesee Ernie Ford

Capitol

17

7

0

I Hear You Knocking *

Gale Storm

Dot

16

8

12

The Shifting Whispering Sands

Rusty Draper

Mercury

13

9

14

He

Al Hibbler

Decca

20

10

0

At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)

Pat Boone

Dot

9

11

6

The Shifting Whispering Sands

Billy Vaughn

Dot

13

12

19

My Bonnie Lassie

Ames Brothers

RCA

7

13

11

Black Denim Trousers

Cheers

Capitol

8

14

0

Forgive My Heart

Nat 'King' Cole

Capitol

5

15

0

Love And Marriage

Frank Sinatra

Capitol

13

16

20

Suddenly There's A Valley

Gogi Grant

Era

9

17

8

The Bible Tells Me So

Don Cornell

Coral

12

18

0

He *

McGuire Sisters

Coral

10

19

7

Tina Marie

Perry Como

RCA

18

20

0

It's Almost Tomorrow *

Dream Weavers

Decca

18
Most hits on these charts were frequently played on Aardvark Early Sixties "Green Dot" radio.
Green Dot * means the song was in rotation at Aardvark Early Sixties radio on http://www.live365.com
(Aardvark Early Sixties radio siezed it's broadcasting late March 2008)

Red Dot * means the song is in rotation at DooWop Jukebox Gold http://www.nedsys.nl/doowop

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