Month: January 2022

January 20, 1958 – Seventeen-year-old Ricky Nelson’s debut album, Ricky, hits #1 in America. @RickyNelsonRem #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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January 20, 1958 – Elvis Presley receives his draft notice in Memphis, Tennessee. It allows a sixty-day deferment for the King to finish his film King Creole. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #KingCreole #RocHop
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January 19, 1957 – Fats Domino’s “Blueberry Hill” hits #2 on the Hot 100, the highest he ever gets on the tally. @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #BlueberryHill #RocHop
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January 19, 1939 – Phil Everly (of The Everly Brothers) is born in Chicago, Illinois, the younger brother of future bandmate Don. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #RocHop
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January 18, 1960 – Johnny Preston hit number one with “Running Bear” and held there for 3 weeks. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnyPreston #RunningBear #RocHop
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January 17, 1990 – The Fifth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Who. #ROCkabillyHop #HankBallard #TheTwist #RocHop
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January 17, 1943 – ’60s singer Chris Montez is born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in Los Angeles, California. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit “Let’s Dance”, which reached Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #ChrisMontez #LetsDance #RocHop
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January 16, 1960 – In Britain, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent appear together on ITV’s pop show Boy Meets Girls. All episodes of this series are believed to be lost. Please check your attic. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #BoyMeetsGirl @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” enters the pop charts where it reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TooMuch #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Little Richard records “Lucille.” Released on Specialty Records in February, the single reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart, 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #Lucille #RocHop
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