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A young Elvis Presley (Image: Getty) READ MORE The track was released on August 20, 1955, making Elvis 20-years-old, and quickly went to the top of the country and western charts. However, others would say this chart is not the official, overall top singles chart, as it instead focuses only on one genre. Elvis' first single to get to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the chart which goes across genres, was Heartbreak Hotel, which was released on January 27, 1956 - making Elvis 21-years-old. The song was written by high school teacher Mae Boren Axton and singer-songwriter Tommy Durden and is b...

4:57 Nick Spitzer: You know, I kind of had a question for the two of you. I mean, I know you do other things; Tom, you are off playing piano, researching, and Meschiya, I know you’ve got the band, The Little Big Horns, but when did you first hear Tom and what was your impression of him? Meschiya Lake: I think that must’ve been 2007. I was singing with a street band back then called The Loose Marbles, and the band leader at that time Michael Magro had befriended Tom; I mean I’d heard his name around town, but when I finally saw him play and met him, I was just blown away. You were a god ...