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March 24, 1956

Due to a snowstorm Elvis and the band arrived too late in New York, where they stayed at the Warwick Hotel.
The $185 EP initial ring which Elvis had bought the week before was delivered to him by jeweler Benny Kaplan.
At 8.00 p.m. Elvis performed at the Stage Show, CBS Studio. Because of Carl Perkins' accident the day before, Elvis chose not to perform Blue Suede Shoes. Instead he did Money Honey and his big hit Heartbreak Hotel.

Song of the day

Rags to Riches

A track that I initially liked very much, but have grown tired of like some of the other bombastic ballads ("Heart Of Rome", "Padre", etc). Still it is a good track and so different from Tony Bennett's version that comparisons are down right silly. I don't think Elvis was out of touch in '71 as the chart was very eclectic at this time. In the previous six months prior to the release of this single, acts as varied as the Partridge Family to Perry Como to The Supremes to The Rolling Stones had been in the pop top 10, so there was plenty of room for an updated version of RTR. The single (RTR as the B-side to "Where Did They Go Lord") managed a decent #33 position and this had more to do with poor marketing, the lack of a related album and Elvis reluctance to push either side while in Vegas, as it did with "him being out of touch" It also rec'd some adult contemporary airplay as it peaked at #18 on that chart, although most of that was again for the A-side, WDTGL.

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