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  • He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

    - 14 Aug 2013
    The Reverend Ford Washington McGee was the first to record "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" as a sermon in 1929. A month later, Bessie Johnson's Sanctified Singers (Betty with Sally Sumier, Melinda Taylor and others) aka The Memphis Sanctified

  • Rock Around the Clock

    - 14 Aug 2013
    Sonny Dae (Pascal Salvatore Vennitti) and His Knights were first to record "Rock Around the Clock" (DeKnight - Freedman) in 1953 and issue the tune in 1954. Sonny was once a drummer for the Tommy Dorsey band. "Rock Around the Clock" is one of the most

  • Viva Las Vegas

    - 14 Aug 2013
    Although they never met "The King", the Pomus (Jerome Felder) -Shuman team wrote 25 songs for Elvis Presley including "Viva Las Vegas". We feature Mort's version here. One of his best pictures, "Viva Las Vegas" was a 1964 Elvis movie with co-star