February 17, 1975 – John Lennon’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ album was released in the US. ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon and was his last solo album released in his lifetime. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnLennon #RockNRoll #JohnLennon
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February 17, 1960 – After a string of hits on Cadence Records, The Everly Brothers sign a 10-year contract with Warner Bros. Records which is reported at $1 million, a number likely inflated for publicity purposes. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #RocHop
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February 17, 1960 – Elvis Presley won his first Gold record for his second studio album ‘Elvis’. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, making Presley the first recording artist to have two albums go straight to #1 in the same year. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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February 17, 1933 – Rock ‘n Roll singer Bobby Lewis, known for his hit “Tossin’ And Turnin’,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyLewis #TossinAndTurnin #RocHop
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