December 15 1973: Aerosmith perform their first single, "Dream On," on American Bandstand.
"Dream On" is a well thought-out, well-written, and well known song by Aerosmith. It's simply a masterpiece for a rock duo known as "toxic twins."
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It's also a fan favorite, and according, has become a staple on their live set. "Dream On" is one of the handful of songs that is recognized as a rock anthem.
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December 15, 1955: Johnny Cash releases "Folsom Prison Blues."
"Folsom Prison Blues" came to be regarded as one of the great American country music songs and one that perhaps defined Cash’s career.
It combines two archetypes of country music — the train song and the prison song — as well as two characteristics of Cash himself: sin, and the search for redemption.
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December 15, 1958: "Lonely Teardrops" by Jackie Wilson took over at Number 1 on the R&B chart.
If Jackie Wilson had known how prophetic the lyrics to "Lonely Teardrops" would be, he may have decided to pass on the song altogether.
Co-written by Berry Gordy, who would later start the Motown record label, this song became Wilson's first Number One R&B single.
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December 15, 1973: Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl" hits Number 1 for the first of two weeks.
“The Most Beautiful Girl” is a ballad written by Rory Bourke, Billy Sherill, and Norro Wilson. American country singer, Charlie Rich, recorded the song and it was released on August 1973 as a single from his album, Behind Closed Doors.
His rendition immediately entered into country charts and peaked at number 1 in three Billboard Music Charts such as Hot 100 chart, Hot Country Singles chart, and Easy Listening chart.
Read more: Country Daily
December 15, 1983: "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" by Dr. Elmo hit Number 1 on the Billboard Christmas singles charts.
Although "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" now resides well outside of Billboard's Holiday 100 chart, it once reigned supreme over Christmas classics.
Dr. Elmo Shropshire, a Kentucky native, Auburn University graduate and veterinarian, and then-wife Patsy Trigg learned the song in the late '70s from its writer, Randy Brooks. Elmo & Patsy first recorded the song in 1979 while living in San Francisco.
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