On This Day, July 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 2 in 1954 – David Whitfield and the Mantovani Orchestra started a ten-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Cara Mia’. 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded his version of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller‘s song ‘Hound Dog’. It was released as a single on July 13 and it became a chart-topper in the…