Day: March 18, 2022

March 18, 1959 – The movie “Rio Bravo” with Ricky Nelson, John Wayne, and Dean Martin opens nationally. Nelson plays a young gunslinger who teams up with a drunken former deputy, played by Dean Martin, and the Sheriff, played by John Wayne, to bring law and order to a frontier town. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #RioBravo #RickyNelson #JohnWayne#DeanMartin
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March 18, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the first artist to sing three songs on an episode of American Bandstand. He sings, not lip-synchs, “You Win Again” “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ On” and “Breathless.” @JerryLeeLewis #JerryLeeLewis “YouWinAgain #WholeLottaShakinGoinOn #Breathless #ROCkabillyHop
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March 18, 2017 – Chuck Berry died aged 90 at his home in suburban St. Louis. The American guitarist, singer, and songwriter was one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll Music” (1957), and “Johnny B. Goode” (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #Maybellene #RollOverBeethoven #RockandRollMusic #JohnnyBGoode #RocHop
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