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TIMELINE
1962
- Elvis Presley gives up touring to focus on acting.
- The Tornados become the first UK group to go to #1 in the US with their instrumental hit Telstar.
- The Mashed Potato, The Twist and the Watusi are popular as dance crazes continue to sweep the US.
- The Greenwich Village folk revival continues with Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary releasing debut albums.
- James Brown releases the hit album, Live At The Apollo.
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