February 5, 1957 – Bill Haley arrives in London for his first British tour. He’s the first American rock star to tour there and is met by about 4,000 fans at Heathrow Airport, mostly thanks to promoters who hyped his coming as “the second battle of Waterloo.” #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RocHop
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Day: February 5, 2022
February 5, 1956 – Elvis Presley
February 5, 1956 – Elvis scores his first national Number One hit, not with an RCA release but his last Sun single, “Mystery Train” b/w “I Forgot to Remember to Forget,” which reaches the top spot on Billboard’s country singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #MysteryTrain @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #MysteryTrain #IForgotToRememberToForget #RocHop
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