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October 14, 1957: Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock Came Out
MGM
Elvis Presley's movie Jailhouse Rock was released. The single of the same name from the movie hit number one and stayed on the charts for 19 weeks.
More importantly, many music historians consider the footage of him performing the song in the movie to be the first proper "music video."
