December 22, 1958 – The Chipmunks’ “The Chipmunk Song” hits #1 on the Hot 100, the last Christmas song to ever top the chart. #ROCkabillyHop #thechipmonks #Hot100
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Month: December 2021
December 20, 1966 – Elvis proposes marriage
December 20, 1966 – Elvis buys Priscilla a horse for Christmas. He also formally proposes marriage just before Christmas, presenting her with a ring. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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December 20, 1952 – Jimmy Boyd Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
December 20, 1952 – Jimmy Boyd’s “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” hits #1 in America. #ROCkabillyHop #mistletoe #JimmyBoyd #ISawMommy #KissingSantaClaus
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December 19, 1996 – Buddy Holly Avenue
December 19, 1996 – Avenue H in Lubbock, Texas, is renamed Buddy Holly Avenue in honor of the city’s hometown hero. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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December 19, 1955 – Carl Perkins
December 19, 1955 – Carl Perkins records “Blue Suede Shoes” two days after writing the song. Johnny Cash told Perkins of an airman he knew in the Air Force who referred to his dress shoes in that way and suggested it to Perkins as a song title. #ROCkabillyHop #BlueSuedeShoes #CarlPerkins
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December 18, 1961 – Sam Cooke
December 18, 1961 – Sam Cooke records “Twistin’ The Night Away.” The album by the same name was one of Cooke’s biggest selling albums. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #TwistinTheNightAway
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December 17, 1957 – Buddy Holly
December 17, 1957 – Buddy Holly records “Little Baby,” “Look At Me,” and (You’re So Square) “Baby I Don’t Care” in Clovis. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #LittleBaby #LookAtMe #YoureSoSquare #BabyIDontCare
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December 17, 1957 – Bobby Helms
December 17, 1957 – Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” enters the pop chart. #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyHelms #JingleBellRock
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December 17, 1954 – Bill Haley and his Comets
December 17, 1954 – Bill Haley and his Comets’ “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (originally recorded by Big Joe Turner) becomes the first rock song to hit the UK chart, where it lands at #4. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #ShakeRattleAndRoll
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December 17, 1943 – David Dee (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich)
December 17, 1943 – David Dee (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich) was born David Harman. He was originally a police officer and as a police cadet was called to the scene of the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran during a UK tour in 1960. To pass the time on the night shift, he learned to play guitar on Cochran’s impounded Gretsch. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #DDDBMT #RedDwarf
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