Day: November 14, 2021

November 14, 1961 – The Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii” premieres. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it finished as the 10th top-grossing film of 1961 and 14th for 1962 on the Variety national box office survey, earning $5 million. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #BlueHawaii
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November 14, 1956 – Jerry Lee Lewis cuts his first record – “End of the Road” b/w “Crazy Arms” for Sun. It is credited to Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano. #JerryLeeLewis @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #EndOfTheRoad #CrazyArms @sunrecords ‏#SunRecords
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November 14, 1936 – Born on this day, Freddie Garrity, singer and actor who was the frontman and comical element in the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers. They scored the 1963 UK No.3 single ‘You Were Made For Me’, and the 1965 US No.1 single ‘I’m Telling You Now’. Garrity died on 19th May 2006 aged 69. #ROCkabillyHop #FreddieAndTheDreamers #HappyBirthday
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