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Jul 2, 1956

Elvis Presley records "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" at the RCA Studios in New York. The latter song requires 31 takes

Jul 13, 1956

RCA releases Elvis Presley's double-sided hit, "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"

Jul 14, 1956

Elvis Presley earns a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"

Jul 18, 1956

Jim Reeves records the original version of "Am I Losing You" and "According To My Heart" during an evening session at RCA's McGavock Street studios in Nashville. Reeves re-cuts "Am I Losing You" in 1960, gaining a hit with it a second time

Aug 24, 1956

Elvis Presley records "Love Me Tender" at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Hollywood

Sep 1, 1956

Elvis Presley buys his mother a pink Cadillac and records "Love Me" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles

Sep 2, 1956

Elvis Presley records "Too Much" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood

Sep 28, 1956

RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" and "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)"

Sep 29, 1956

Elvis Presley goes to #1 on the Billboard country chart with a double-sided single: "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"

Oct 19, 1956

RCA releases Elvis Presley's second album, "Elvis"

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