Things go better with Coke . . . Little Richard switches gears . . . The Beatles disturb peace . . .

This is the week that was in matters musical . . .

1945, The Andrews Sisters' "Rum & Coca Cola" is the #1 pop hit and will become the biggest seller of the year.

1956, Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show singing "Heartbreak Hotel" . . . Buddy Holly records for the first time for Decca at a session in Nashville.

1958, The Champs release "Tequila" which will become one of the more successful one-word songs. Two band members, Jim Seals and Dash Crofts will later form their own duo Seals & Crofts and score big hits in the '70s with "Hummingbird" and "Summer Breeze" . . . Little Richard announces that he is retiring from music at the peak of his popularity to become a minister . . . the pomaded rocker will flip-flop between his sacred and profane predilections in the coming years.

1960, Jimmie Jones' hit "Handy Man" enters the pop chart, ultimately rising to the #3 slot . . . in 1977 James Taylor resuscitates the tune, taking it to #4.

1961, Husband-and-wife writing team Carole King and Jerry Goffin score their first of many #1 hits with ‘The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" . . . King plays drums on the hit . . . it's nearly 10 years later that she scores her own solo #1 hit with "It's Too Late" a single from her monster album Tapestry.

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