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May 20, 1940R&B performer Frederick "Shorty" Long is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays piano on a number of Elvis Presley recordings, including the session in which the King records "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"May 3, 1956The Broadway production "The Most Happy Fella" opens at New York's Imperial Theater. Cast member Frederick "Shorty" Long heads into the studio with Elvis Presley during the show's run to play piano on "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"Mar 25, 1957Broadway performer and R&B artist Shorty Long portrays a theater-goer in an episode of CBS-TV's "I Love Lucy." Long played piano during the Elvis Presley session that yielded "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"Oct 10, 1957"The Most Happy Fella," featuring Frederick "Shorty" Long, ends its 17-month run at New York's Imperial Theater. During its Broadway booking, Long took part in the Elvis Presley session that yielded "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"Jun 29, 1969R&B artist Frederick "Shorty" Long dies in a boating accident in the Detroit River. A co-writer of "Devil With The Blue Dress On," he played piano on several Elvis Presley sessions, including the date in which Presley cut "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"
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