ROCkabillyHopJul 5, 2023
July 5, 1962 - Little Eva sings "Loco-Motion" on "American Bandstand." "The Loco-Motion" was also the second song to reach #1 by two different musical acts in America. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #LittleEva #LocoMotion
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ROCkabillyHopJul 5, 2023
July 5, 1954 - Elvis Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, and bassist Bill Black while clowning around at Sun, begin to play Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "That's All Right (Mama)." Hearing something he likes, Sam Phillips orders them to replicate it again and again. That same day, the trio begins working on a fast cover of the bluegrass standard "Blue Moon of Kentucky." #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ThatsAllRight #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley That's All Right CD w/Alternate Sun Take - Amazon.com Music

Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley That's All Right CD w/Alternate Sun Take - Amazon.com Music

ROCkabillyHopJul 4, 2023
July 4, 1959 - Clyde McPhatter is spotlighted on "The Dick Clark Show" performing "Since You've Been Gone." #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #SinceYouveBeenGone #ClydeMcPhatter @dickclarkprod #DickClark
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ROCkabillyHopJul 4, 2023
July 4, 1933 - Baker Knight was born "Thomas Baker Knight Jr." in Birmingham, AL. His best-known compositions were "Lonesome Town," "The Wonder of You," and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time." A songwriter and musician, his songs have been recorded by Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis. #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem @ElvisPresley @jerryleelewis #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #HappyBirthday #BakerKnight
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ROCkabillyHopJul 3, 2023
July 3, 1957 - The self-titled debut album by Ray Charles is released. #ROCkabillyHop #RayCharles #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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ROCkabillyHopJul 3, 2023
July 3, 1956 - Elvis Presley meets Gene Vincent at Grand Central Station in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Amazon.com: Let's Rock: Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley & Buddy Holly: CDs & Vinyl

Amazon.com: Let's Rock: Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley & Buddy Holly: CDs & Vinyl

ROCkabillyHopJul 1, 2023
July 1, 1957 - Buddy Holly records "Peggy Sue," "Oh Boy," "Listen To Me," and "I'm Gonna Love You Too" in Clovis, NM. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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ROCkabillyHopJul 1, 2023
July 1, 1956 - NBC's "Steve Allen Show" capitalizes on the outrage by presenting a new, "clean" Elvis Presley, singing "Hound Dog" to an actual basset hound perched on a stool and wearing a bow tie. Backstage, Elvis explodes in fury at the Colonel for agreeing to the stunt. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #RocHop
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- Hound Dog by Elvis Presley - Amazon.com Music

- Hound Dog by Elvis Presley - Amazon.com Music

ROCkabillyHopMay 28, 2023
May 28, 1955 - Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the "Big D Jamboree" radio program, broadcast from the Dallas Sportatorium by KRLD. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #BigDJamboree #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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ROCkabillyHopMay 27, 2023
May 27, 1962 - Jackie Wilson sings "Lonely Teardrops" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song raced up to #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and became Wilson's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #7. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #JackieWilson #LonelyTeardrops
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