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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                     January 1, 1954 (Friday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                             January 2, 1954 (Saturday)

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Best Sellers in Stores:

"Oh! My Papa" (O Mein Papa) by Eddie Fisher.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett. 

Most Played By Jockeys: 

"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett

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Best Sellers in Stores:

"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"Let Me Be the One" by Hank Locklin. 

Most Played By Jockeys:

"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.

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Best Sellers in Stores:

"Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"Honey Hush" by Joe Turner. 

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"Christmas With Arthur Godfrey" by Arthur Godfrey.

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"Music For Lovers Only" by Jackie Gleason.

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Honor Roll of Hits: 

"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                  January 3, 1954 (Sunday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                 January 4, 1954 (Monday)

DEMO SESSION:

The Memphis Recording Service, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.

Engineer:  Sam C. Phillips.         

Assistant:  Marion Keisker. 

Musicians:  Guitar & Vocals: Elvis Presley.

Elvis went back to the Memphis Recording Service in Memphis to pay for a second acetate. On this occasion both Marion Keisker and Sam Phillips were present. Elvis with just his guitar as accompaniment, he recorded two country ballads; "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You". (audio)

Songs Recorded:

Memphis Recording Service
It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You - Elvis Presley
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I'll Never Stand In Your Way - Elvis Presley
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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                               January 5, 1954 (Tuesday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                        January 6, 1954 (Wednesday)

Receipt from the Memphis Recording Service for the acetate recorded two days earlier. It was addressed to: Elvis Presley, 462 Alabama Street.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                             January 7, 1954 (Thursday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                    January 8, 1954 (Friday)

Elvis celebrated his nineteenth birthday.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                             January 9, 1954 (Saturday)

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BILLBOARD POP CHART  (singles)

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Best Sellers in Stores:

"Oh! My Papa" (O Mein Papa) by Eddie Fisher.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett. 

Most Played By Jockeys: 

"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett

BILLBOARD C&W CHART  (singles)

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Best Sellers in Stores:

"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce. 

Most Played By Jockeys:

"Let Me Be the One" by Hank Locklin.

BILLBOARD R&B CHART  (singles)

Best Sellers in Stores:

"Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter.

Most Played In Jukeboxes:

"Honey Hush" by Joe Turner. 

BILLBOARD POP CHART  (LP)