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Music History Events: Recordings

November 7, 1960 Elvis Presley records "Lonely Man," "In My Way," "Wild In The Country," "Forget Me Never," and "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell."

November 1, 1960 The Everly Brothers record "Temptation."

October 31, 1960 The Everly Brothers record "Ebony Eyes."

October 31, 1960 Elvis Presley records "In My Father's House," "Joshua Fit the Battle," "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot," "I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs," "If We Never Meet Again," "Known Only to Him," "Crying In The Chapel," and "Working On The Building."

October 27, 1960 Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand by Me."

October 24, 1960 Neil Sedaka records "Calendar Girl."

October 7, 1960 Elvis Presley records "Flaming Star."

September 17, 1960 The Everly Brothers record "Walk Right Back."

September 16, 1960 Johnny Burnette records "You're Sixteen."

August 1, 1960 Aretha Franklin begins her first non-gospel recording session, an abortive attempt at jazz-pop with the Columbia label.

July 26, 1960 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters record "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go."

May 19, 1960 The Drifters record "Save the Last Dance for Me."

May 6, 1960 Elvis Presley records "Tonight's All Right For Love."

May 3, 1960 Cathy Jean Giordano records "Please Love Me Forever."

May 2, 1960 Ray Peterson records "Tell Laura I Love Her."

April 30, 1960 Fats Domino records "Walking To New Orleans."

April 3, 1960 Elvis Presley records "It's Now or Never" in Nashville at RCA Studio B. With a melody lifted from the 1907 song "O Sole Mio," it veers away from rock and roll but is a huge hit and the song Elvis later says is his favorite of all his recordings.

April 3, 1960 Working at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley pulls an all-nighter, recording nine songs, finishing with "Are You Lonesome Tonight" in the wee hours of the morning. The mournful song becomes one of his biggest hits, going to #1 in America for six weeks.

March 25, 1960 In Nashville, Roy Orbison records "Only The Lonely." His first big hit, it sets the stage for more heart-rending songs from Orbison like "Crying" and "In Dreams."

March 21, 1960 Elvis Presley records "Stuck On You," "Fame And Fortune," "A Mess Of Blues," and "It Feels So Right."

March 18, 1960 In Nashville, The Everly Brothers record "Cathy's Clown," which is released as the first single under their new 10-year deal with Warner Bros. Records.

January 23, 1960 The Paradons record "Diamonds And Pearls."

December 23, 1959 The Drifters record "This Magic Moment."

November 25, 1959 Jack Scott records "What In The World's Come Over You."

October 15, 1959 Jim Reeves records "He'll Have To Go."

September 29, 1959 Little Anthony & The Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" (Anthony is quoted as saying the song is "stupid").

August 13, 1959 In Nashville, Brenda Lee records "Sweet Nothin's," a song about young love, appropriate as she's just 15.

August 6, 1959 In balmy Los Angeles, Dean Martin records the most famous version of the holiday classic "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!." It's one of many popular Christmas songs with no mention of Christmas in the lyric.

August 5, 1959 The Isley Brothers record "Shout."

July 16, 1959 The Coasters record "Poison Ivy."