"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" September 1, 1956 (Saturday)
RECORDING SESSION: (RCA Victor)
Radio Recorders, Studio 1, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Producer: Steve Sholes.
Engineer: Thorne Nogar.
Recording Assistant: Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe.
Musicians: Lead Guitar & Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Elvis Presley - Piano: Gordon Stoker.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Steve Sholes had booked a badly needed RCA recording session for Elvis at Radio Recorders, an independent studio on Santa Monica Boulevard. Sholes needed new material for a second album and Elvis seemed to be happy with the environment around him, especially working with recording engineer, Thorne Nogar.
Songs recorded: "Playing for Keeps", "Love Me", "How Do You Think I Feel" and "How's the World Treating You". (audio))
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #7
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #7
Most Played By Jockeys:
"My Prayer" by the Platters.
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. #2
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #6
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #18
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Crazy Arms" by Ray Price.
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #2
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #5
"Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. #12
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash.
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #3
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #4
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Crazy Arms" by Ray Price.
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. #4
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #8
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #13
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Honky Tonk (pts I & II)" by Bill Doggett.
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #7
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #15
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"My Prayer" by the Platters.
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #4
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #8
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Let the Good Times Roll" by Shirley & Lee
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. #2
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #6
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"My Prayer" by the Platters.
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #3
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. #6
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #10
The Top 100:
"My Prayer" by the Platters.
"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. #2
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. #4
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" by Elvis Presley. #10
"Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. #94
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
"My Fair Lady" by the original cast.
"Elvis Presley" by Elvis Presley. #4
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Songs for Swingin' Lovers" by Frank Sinatra.
"Elvis Presley" by Elvis Presley. #8
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
No EP Chart
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" September 2, 1956 (Sunday)
RECORDING SESSION: (RCA Victor)
Radio Recorders, Studio 1, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) (4:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
(8:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Producer: Steve Sholes.
Engineer: Thorne Nogar.
Recording Assistant: Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe.