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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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May 28, 1931 – Sonny Burgess, rockabilly guitarist of the Pacers and later The Sun Rhythm Section, made up of former Sun Records’ session musicians, is born “Albert Austin Burgess” in Newport, Kansas. #HappyBirthday #SonnyBurgess @SunRecords #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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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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May 27, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets record “It’s So Easy” and “Lonesome Tears” in Clovis, New Mexico. They are joined by Tommy Allsup on lead guitar. The next day, “Heartbeat” is recorded, and Allsup again plays lead guitar while another session musician, George Atwood, plays bass. Brunswick releases the single “Think It Over” backed with “Fool’s Paradise.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #ItsSoEasy #LonesomeTears #Heartbeat #ThinkItOver #FoolsParadise #TommyAllsup #GeorgeAtwood #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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May 27, 1957 – “That’ll Be The Day” was released as a single, credited to the Crickets to try to bypass Decca’s claimed legal rights. When the song became a hit, Decca decided not to press its claim. “That’ll Be the Day” topped the US “Best Sellers in Stores” chart on September 23 and was on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in November. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #ThatllBeTheDay #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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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 #OTD #RockNRoll @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #EchoesOfLove #PleaseDontDragThatStringAround #DevilInDisguise #NeverEnding
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May 26, 1960 – Bobby Vee sings “What Do You Want” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BobbyVee #WhatDoYouWant
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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 #OTD #RockNRoll #CarlPerkins #BlueSuedeShoes #PerryComoShow https://amzn.to/3vhdEU8

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 #OTD #RockNRoll #RalDonner #YouDontKnowWhatYouveGot
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May 25, 1960 – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones are “American Bandstand’s” musical guests. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JoeBennett #Sparkletones
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