Day: March 6, 2022

March 6, 1982 – Today’s issue of Billboard breaks the news that Dick Clark has donated the American Bandstand podium to the Smithsonian Institution. #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #RocHop
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March 6, 1964 – The Elvis Presley film “Kissin’ Cousins” opens nationally. One of the poorest quality films of his career, it still quickly hits #11 at the box office, then quickly falls. The soundtrack album hits #6. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #KissinCousins #RocHop
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March 6, 1958 – The Everly Brothers recorded “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” It first reached #1 on the “Most Played by Jockeys” and “Top 100” charts on May 19, 1958, and remained there for five and three weeks, respectively. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #DreamDreamDream #AllIHaveToDoIsDream @EverlyBrosInt #RocHop
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March 6, 1939 – Jerry Naylor, a member of the Crickets who wasn’t Buddy Holly, is born in Stephenville, Texas. Naylor is an American country and rock and roll artist and broadcaster and inspirational speaker, who was the lead singer of The Crickets from 1961 to 1964. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday #RocHop
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