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Trivia Quiz - No.517 - Solved

Postby Colin B » Fri May 03, 2019 1:42 pm

Trivia Quiz - No.517

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An award - but where & when ?
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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.517

Postby TonyS » Fri May 03, 2019 7:52 pm

Where? At his army induction in Memphis
When? March 24th 1958
He got another for Jailhouse Rock at the same time, both All Shook Up and Jailhouse Rock being voted top five records of 1957.
They were presented by a DJ from Tulsa, Oklahomas KAKC 970 radio station.


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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.517

Postby Colin B » Fri May 03, 2019 8:30 pm

TonyS wrote:Where? At his army induction in Memphis
When? March 24th 1958
He got another for Jailhouse Rock at the same time, both All Shook Up and Jailhouse Rock being voted top five records of 1957.
They were presented by a DJ from Tulsa, Oklahomas KAKC 970 radio station.


Yes !

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Well spotted, TonyS !
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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.517 - Solved

Postby TonyS » Sat May 04, 2019 6:15 pm

BLIMEY !
It was just a gut instinct... and I was spot on.
Why and how do I remember trivia like this?


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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.517 - Solved

Postby Colin B » Sat May 04, 2019 6:32 pm

TonyS wrote:BLIMEY !
It was just a gut instinct... and I was spot on.
Why and how do I remember trivia like this?



It being an odd time & place for the presentation of awards for singles, I though there might just be some mileage in the quiz.

Oh, well.

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