The Sun Studio recording of “Great Balls of Fire” reached No.
2 on the Billboard pop charts, No. 3 on the R&B charts, and No.
1 on the country charts. It was ranked as the 96th greatest song
ever by Rolling Stone and is also listed as one of the world’s best-
selling singles of all time.
Jerry Lee Lewis just turned 81 in September.
Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth studio album by the Beach Boys, and
their third album release in 1963. It reached number four during a 46-
week chart stay, and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. It
is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a rock concept
album.
June Allyson
(born Eleanor Geisman in The Bronx, New York)
(October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006)
June Allyson was a stage, film, and television actress, dancer,
and singer. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway
in 1938 and signed with MGM in 1943. She rose to fame the
following year in Two Girls and a Sailor.
The recording session for "The Letter” was held at American Sound
Studio In Memphis. It began at 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning and
took over thirty takes wrapping at either three or five o’clock that
afternoon.
The Box Tops today.
MIKE GRACIA
