February 4, 1977 – American Bandstand gets a primetime special in honor of the show’s 25th anniversary. The show features one of the first “all-star jams,” as Chuck Berry is joined by Greg Allman, Junior Walker, The Pointer Sisters, Charlie Daniels and several others on a performance of “Roll Over Beethoven.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #RollOverBeethoven #RocHop
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Day: February 4, 2022
February 4, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party
February 4, 1959 – A day after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, the Winter Dance Party tour continues in Sioux City, Iowa, with Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Jimmy Clanton as the new headliners and Waylon Jennings singing Holly’s songs. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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February 4, 1956 – Little Richard
February 4, 1956 – Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” reaches its US chart peak of #17, giving him his first hit. Pat Boone’s version of the song outcharts him, making #12 two weeks later. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #TuttiFrutti #RocHop
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