TV Show Appearance
Jul 1 Elvis Presley, wearing a tuxedo, appears on Steve Allen Show
- Jul 2 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" at RCA studio in New York City
- Jul 7 Douglas Moore/John Latouche' opera "Ballad of Baby Doe," premieres
- Jul 13 RCA releases Elvis Presley's single "Hound Dog", a cover of Big Mama Thorton's original, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, backed with "Don't Be Cruel", written by Otis Blackwell
- Jul 13 RCA releases Elvis Presley's single "Hound Dog", a cover of Big Mama Thorton's original, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, backed with "Don't Be Cruel", written by Otis Blackwell
High Society
Jul 17 MGM releases film "High Society", a musical re-working of "The Philadelphia Story" set in Newport, Rhode Island; starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, with songs by Cole Porter
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