May 26, 1963 – Elvis Presley records “Echoes Of Love,” “Please Don’t Drag That String Around,” “(You’re The) Devil In Disguise,” and “Never Ending.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #EchoesOfLove #PleaseDontDragThatStringAround #DevilInDisguise #NeverEnding
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May 26, 1960 – Bobby Vee
May 26, 1960 – Bobby Vee sings “What Do You Want” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BobbyVee #WhatDoYouWant
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May 26, 1956 – Carl Perkins
May 26, 1956 – Carl Perkins makes a guest appearance performing “Blue Suede Shoes” on “The Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV. Perkins had been on his way to appear on the show in March 1955 when he was involved in an auto accident #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #CarlPerkins #BlueSuedeShoes #PerryComoShow
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May 25, 1961 – Ral Donner
May 25, 1961 – Ral Donner records “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got.” It would be his biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #25 on the UK charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #RalDonner #YouDontKnowWhatYouveGot
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May 25, 1960 – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
May 25, 1960 – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones are “American Bandstand’s” musical guests. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JoeBennett #Sparkletones
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May 25, 1960 – Ricky Nelson
May 25, 1960 – Ricky Nelson sings “Ain’t Nothing But Love” on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem #OzzieAndHarriet #RocHop #AintNothingButLove
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May 25, 1958 – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
May 25, 1958 – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #FrankieLymon
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May 25, 1957 – Fats Domino
May 25, 1957 – Fats Domino performs “Valley Of Tears,” “It’s You I Love,” and “I’m Walkin'” on “The Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #FatsDomino #ValleyOfTears #ItsYouILove #ImWalkin #PerryComo @RealFatsDomino
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May 25, 1927 – Norman Petty
May 25, 1927 – Norman Petty, recording engineer for Buddy Holly, is born in Clovis, New Mexico. He’ll also produce hits for Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings. #ROCHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #NormanPetty
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May 24, 1963 – Skeeter Davis
May 24, 1963 – Skeeter Davis sings “End of the World” on American Bandstand. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #SkeeterDavis #EndOfTheWorld
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