Archive for April 10th, 2011

RICKY NELSON’S SINGING DEBUT ON TV ~ THIS DATE IN 1957

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On March 26, 1957, Nelson recorded the Fats Domino standard "I’m Walkin”
and "A Teenager’s Romance" as his first single. Before the record was
released, Nelson made his television rock and roll debut lip-synching
"I’m Walkin’" in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet episode, “Ricky
the Drummer”. The record reached number four on Billboards Best
Sellers in Stores chart, and it’s flip side, “A Teenager’s Romance”, 
hit number two.

 

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MAJOR 3-D FILM PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1953

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House of Wax is a horror film starring vincent Price, (pictured below). It is a remake of Warners’ Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). It was the first 3-D color feature from a major Hollywood studio. The general release of House of Wax was on April 25, 1953.  

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Vincent Price with Phyllis Kirk in a scene from House of Wax

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