“Splish Splash” was co-written by Bobby Darin and DJ Murray the K
(Murray Kaufman, below). The song helped to give Darin a major boost
in his career, reaching # 3 on the singles charts. It was recorded during
an evening session at New York’s Atlantic Studios. The song was credited
to Darin and “Jean Murray”, a combination of the first name of Kaufman’s
mother “Jean” and his first name. This was done to  avoid any hint of
Payloa.

Murry the K

The largest and most luxurious passenger steamship in the world, the Olympic-class
RMS Titanic was owned by the White Star Line and constructed at the Harland and
Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. She set sail for New York City from Southampton, England with 2,223 people on board. Some of the most prominent people of the
day were travelling in first class.

 
Titanic Captain, Edward J. Smith

Flag of the White Star Line

Possibly the last photograph taken of Titanic departing  England

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 Billboard‘s Best
Sellers in Stores chart, and it’s flip side, “A Teenager’s Romance”, 
hit number two.

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.  

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

Actress Michael Learned is best known for playing Olivia Walton on The  
Waltons ( CBS-TV from 1972 to 1981).She was billed as "Miss Michael
Learned" because she was relatively unknown at the time, and producers
did not want viewers confused about her gender. She was nominated for
six Emmy Awards and won three for her role on the show. She was also
nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.

January 29, 1979