Month: February 2022

February 29, 1960 – Bobby Darin’s “Beyond The Sea” crests on the American charts at #6. The song is an English translation of “La Mer,” a French song from the 1940s. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #BeyondTheSea #RocHop
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February 27, 1961 – Chubby Checker started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Pony Time’, his second No.1 of the ’60s. It reached No.27 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #ponytime #ChubbyChecker #RocHop
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February 26, 1964 – Elvis begins filming for his 16th motion picture, “Roustabout,” co-starring Hollywood legend Barbara Stanwyck. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing @StanyFans #Roustabout #BarbaraStanwyck
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February 26, 1932 – Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas. He wrote his first song at age 12. Among his #1 country hits are “I Walk the Line” in 1956, “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town” in 1959, “Ring of Fire” in 1963 and “A Boy Named Sue” in 1969. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #IWalkTheLine #DontTakeYourGunsToTown #RingOfFire #ABoyNamedSue #RocHop
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February 26, 1928 – Fats Domino was born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of nine children, he quickly masters the piano, taking the name Fats from piano great Fats Waller (and also, he’s 5’5″ and well over 200 pounds). His biggest hit on the pop charts is the 1956 song “Blueberry Hill,” which reached No. 2 and received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1987. He has nine #1 singles on the R&B charts, including “Ain’t That a Shame.” #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #BlueberryHill #AintThatAShame #HappyBirthday #RocHop
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February 25, 1956 – Elvis Presley had his first national hit when ‘I Forgot To Remember To Forget’ went to #1 on the Billboard Country & Western chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #I ForgotToRememberToForget #RocHop
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February 24, 1958 – “Get A Job” by The Silhouettes takes a position at #1. #ROCkabillyHop #GetAJob #Silhouettes #RocHop
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February 24, 1958 – Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” is released. It peaked at #2 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #1 on the U.S. R&B charts. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #SweetLittleSixteen #RocHop
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February 24, 1957 – Elvis Presley records “Loving You.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LovingYou #RocHop
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February 24, 1957 – Buddy Holly travels to the Norman Petty Studio in Clovis, N.M., and records “I’m Looking For Someone To Love” and the hit version of “That’ll Be The Day.” Holly sings and plays lead guitar; Larry Welborn plays bass; Allison plays drums; and Niki Sullivan, Gary Tollett and Ramona Tollett sing background vocals on “That’ll Be The Day.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock.
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