Month: October 2021

October 31, 1976 – Elvis Presley makes his last recording, singing Jim Reeves’ “He’ll Have To Go” over a pre-recorded backing track in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HellHaveToGo
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October 31, 1952 – When his original guitarist has a stroke just before a New Year’s Eve gig, popular St. Louis boogie-woogie pianist Johnnie Johnson hires a 26-year-old hairdresser named Chuck Berry for his group The Sir John’s Trio. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieJohnson #ChuckBerry
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October 31, 1934 – Rockabilly musician Ray Smith, known for the 1960 hit “Rockin’ Little Angel,” is born in Melber, Kentucky. “Rockin’ Little Angel” took a portion of its melody from the 1844 song “Buffalo Gals”. The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. #ROCkabillyHop #RaySmith #RockinLittleAngel #HappyBirthday
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October 30, 1959 – Cliff Richard and the Shadows were at number one on the UK singles chart with ‘Travellin’ Light’. Their 6th release and second number one hit. #ROCkabillyHop @sircliff #CliffRichard #TravellinLight
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October 29, 1976 – Elvis Presley’s final studio recording session is held at his Graceland mansion. This session included his last single “Way Down.” #ROCkabillyHop #elvis #theking #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #WayDown
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October 29, 1957 – Buddy Holly & the Crickets’ “Oh Boy!” is released by Brunswick Records. It will peak at #10 in the US and #3 in the UK. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #OhBoy
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October 28, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets appear on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand on WFIL-TV in Philadelphia. Introducing Holly, Clark calls him, “…a man who creates songs, performs them, and has a great deal to do with the activities of our music world, and he’s still a very young man and a successful one at that.” For what would be his last television appearance, Buddy lip-syncs “Heartbeat” and “It’s So Easy.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Heartbeat #ItsSoEasy
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October 28, 1956 – “Love Me Tender” replaces “Don’t Be Cruel”/”Hound Dog” on the Billboard chart, making Elvis Presley the first artist to knock himself out of the #1 position. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LoveMeTender #DontBeCruel #HoundDog
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October 27, 1958 – Elvis Presley releases “I Got Stung” b/w “One Night.” Presley recorded “I Got Stung,” his final song of the 1950s, on June 11, 1958, when he went to Nashville during his army stint, as he was preparing to set sail for Germany. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #IGotStung #OneNight
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October 27, 1957 – Police in Oakland, California, inform Elvis Presley that he is not allowed to swivel his hips onstage in tonight’s performance at the Oakland Auditorium; Elvis responds by sarcastically wiggling only his little finger while singing. The cops film the show anyway, just in case. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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