August 4
















1940 -- In 20 years Ray Collins (above) will be Lt. Trask,
righthand man of DA Hamilton Burger in 'Perry Mason,'
but as of today he's also 'Crime Doctor.' The CBS Radio
show stars Collins as Dr. Benjamin Ordway, a victim of
amnesia who was once a criminal but is now a
crimefighter.











1956 -- Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog' breaks out of the
pound. Or hits the street . . . Or something . . . I'm sorry. I
just wanted to make a metaphor . . .
According to Helen Clutton's book Everything Elvis, the
King insisted on doing 30 takes of the song, finally
settling on Take #28.


1957 -- The Everly Brothers appear on 'The Ed Sullivan
Show'' to introduce their upcoming single, 'Wake Up Little
Susie.' Their career on the charts will be over by 1962
but by then they will have 26 Billboard Top 40 songs and
35 Billboard Top 100 hits. The only duo with more are
Hall and Oates.














1958 --  The first ever Billboard Hot 100 chart appears.
Ricky Nelson's 'Poor Little Fool' is #1.


1987 -- The Federal Communications Commission voted
4-0 to rescind the 'fairness doctrine' for broadcasters.
In 1986, The Everly
Brothers were one
of the first 10 artists
inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in
Cleveland, Ohio.