Happy Birthday Elvis

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By Diane Forrest

Seventy Eight years ago the King of Rock and Roll was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.  If you don't know who I'm talking about, it’s Elvis Presley.  A man who captured the world with his voice and shook up all the women with his dance moves.

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As a native of Mississippi, I have always felt a connection to Elvis.  When I was younger I lived in the delta, an hour away from Memphis, where his home was located.  As we traveled to Memphis to do our annual Christmas shopping, we would drive by Graceland and see scores of groupies hanging out around the gates.  When my husband was younger, he recalled a tornado that hit his hometown of McComb Mississippi and Elvis came and performed a concert to raise money to help rebuild.  The newspaper article detailing the concert also contained a picture of his uncle shaking Elvis's hand as the check was presented to the town.

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Several years ago we took a trip to Graceland to tour the home where he lived and died.  Since my husband was wheelchair bound, he was giving special privilege to park in the driveway of Graceland.  He was thrilled to park his car on the same driveway that Elvis used. Even took a picture of the garbage can sitting next to the drive.

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Many people in this area have special memories of Elvis especially the women, many of whom he dated.  A friend of mine served on security detail for him once, and my father was actually in Memphis the day he passed away, and still has the newspaper from that day.

The tales of his generosity are well known through the state, such as the donations and contributions...to the gifts of Cadillac to unsuspecting recipients.  Elvis was loved by many, and this can be seen by the continued success of the sale of his music and visits to his home.

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Today is the day that Elvis was born, so to remember him, listen to some of his songs, or maybe you can find one of his several movies showing on TV.  36 years after his death, he still remains the King of Rock and Roll!

Pop Music Chart Day – 2013 Update

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By Terry Orr

Who has 20 number one hit songs?

So here we go guys and dolls – a list of the best since 1955!

Most weeks at number one:

16 weeks	Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995-1996)
14 weeks	Whitney Houston — "I Will Always Love You" (1992-1993)
	Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love to You" (1994)
	Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix) (1996)
	Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997-1998)
	Mariah Carey — "We Belong Together" (2005)
	The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)
13 weeks	Boyz II Men — "End of the Road" (1992)
	Brandy and Monica — "The Boy Is Mine" (1998)
12 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999-2000)
	Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (2002-2003)
	Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris — "Yeah!" (2004)
	The Black Eyed Peas — "Boom Boom Pow" (2009)

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one):

10 weeks	Foreigner — "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (1981)
	Missy Elliott — "Work It" (2002)
9 weeks	Donna Lewis — "I Love You Always Forever" (1996)
	Shania Twain — "You're Still the One" (1998)
8 weeks	Shai — "If I Ever Fall in Love" (1992)
	Deborah Cox — "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (1998)
	Brian McKnight — "Back at One" (1999)
	Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy — "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004)

Most total weeks in the top ten:

32 weeks	LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1997–1998)
30 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999–2000)
29 weeks	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2011–2012)
28 weeks	Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1997–1998)
26 weeks	Savage Garden — "Truly Madly Deeply" (1997–1998)
25 weeks	Chubby Checker — "The Twist" (1960 and 1962), Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart" (1996–1997), Timbaland featuring OneRepublic — "Apologize" (2007–2008)

Most total weeks on the Hot 100:

76 weeks	Jason Mraz — "I'm Yours" (2009)[3]
69 weeks	LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1998)
68 weeks	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2012)
65 weeks	Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)
64 weeks	Carrie Underwood — "Before He Cheats" (2007)
62 weeks	Lifehouse — "You and Me" (2006)
60 weeks	Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) (1997), Lady Antebellum — "Need You Now" (2010)
58 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (2000), The Fray — "How to Save a Life" (2007)
57 weeks	Creed — "Higher" (2000), Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody" (2010)
56 weeks	Paula Cole — "I Don't Want to Wait" (1998), Faith Hill — "The Way You Love Me" (2001), The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2010)

Number-one debuts:

Michael Jackson	"You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)
Mariah Carey	"Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)
Whitney Houston	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men	"One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	"I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)
Mariah Carey	"Honey" (September 13, 1997)
Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)
Céline Dion	"My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)
Aerosmith	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)
Lauryn Hill	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)
Clay Aiken	"This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)
Fantasia	"I Believe" (July 10, 2004)
Carrie Underwood	"Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)

Most Hot 100 entries

Glee Cast (204)

Lil Wayne (109)

Elvis Presley (108)

James Brown (91)

Ray Charles (74)

Aretha Franklin (73)

The Beatles (71) (tie)

Jay-Z (71) (tie)

Most top 40 singles

Elvis Presley (80)

Elton John (57)

Lil Wayne (55)

The Beatles (50) tie

Glee Cast (50) tie

Madonna (49)

Most top 10 singles

Madonna (38)

Elvis Presley (36) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)

The Beatles (34)

Stevie Wonder (28) tie

Michael Jackson (28) tie

Elton John (27) tie

Janet Jackson (27) tie

Mariah Carey (27) tie

Most number-one singles

The Beatles (20)

Mariah Carey (18)

Elvis Presley (17) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)

Michael Jackson (13)

Madonna (12) tie

Rihanna (12) [29] tie

The Supremes (12) tie

Whitney Houston (11)

Janet Jackson (10) tie

Stevie Wonder (10) tie

Most cumulative weeks at number one

79	Elvis Presley (tie) (Pre Hot 100)†
79	Mariah Carey (tie)
59	The Beatles
50	Boyz II Men
47	Rihanna (tie)
47	Usher (tie)
37	Michael Jackson
36	Beyoncé
34	Elton John
33	Janet Jackson

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Wow.  The things we learn research articles to share.  Some of these folks – I dare say that some are unknown to me – yeah, yeah – I know – showing my age once again.

Congratulations to all of these gifted and talented folks – and thanks for sharing your music with all of us.