June 11th in Elvis History

It’s June eleventh, and on this day in 1957… RCA Victor officially released Elvis Presley’s double-sided single “Loving You” backed with “Teddy Bear.” Within a week, the record had sold over 1.25 million copies, making it Elvis’s eighth single to surpass the million mark. *Billboard* featured it in their “Spotlight On…” column, praising its special picture sleeve that showcased Elvis with a teddy bear—an image that quickly became iconic. “Teddy Bear” would climb to number one and stay on the charts for twenty-nine weeks, while “Loving You” peaked at number twenty and held steady for twenty-two weeks, further cementing Elvis’s reign at the top of the pop world.