years. It fell short only 100,000 purchased the first year because of performance problems.Oh by the way…..None of the major radio makers including RCA, Philco, and Emerson were interested.
Then Raytheon siezed the market in 1955 with their version for $49.95 including 4” speaker and sound quality. A little bit of sticker shock when the average annual salary was around $4,000.
Wasn’t long before RCA, Zenith, DeWald and Crosly began flooding the market.
Just in time for us baby-boomers to start listening to our '55 favorite artists' Top Hit Singles:
Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around the Clock - becomes the first Rock and roll single to reach Number One on the American charts. The film Blackboard Jungle premieres in New York City featured "Rock Around the Clock" over the opening credits—the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film.
Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons
Four Aces Love is a Many Splendoured Thing
Chuck Berry Maybellene recorded for Chess Records in Chicago
Frank Sinatra Love & Marriage
"Let Me Go, Lover" Joan Weber
"Hearts of Stone" Fontane Sisters
"Sincerely" McGuire Sisters
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller
Dot Records introduces Pat Boone, with an advertisement in Billboard magazine calling him "a great new voice"
Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" with significantly cleaned up lyrics (originally "Tutti Frutti, good booty" among other things.Oh my!!! . Our record players, transistors, Walkman, 8-track, cassettes were our "musical magic lamps" bringing us the beginnings of great music, memories and more.
So don't touch that dial ---- Today, it's OGR!!!Winnie
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