Month: March 2022

March 16, 1964 – DJ Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion, the latest plague on the payola-plagued pioneer’s career. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #RocHop
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March 16, 1958 – The Coasters recorded “Yakety Yak” which would spend seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts and a week as number one on the Top 100 pop list. #ROCkabillyHop #TheCoasters #YaketyYak #RocHop
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March 16, 1958 – The Champs go to #1 with “Tequila.” Originally the B side of “Train To Nowhere,” “Tequila” passed up the train to arrive at #1 on both the Pop and R&B charts. #ROCkabillyHop #Tequila #TheChamps #TrainToNowhere #RocHop
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March 16, 1957 – Fats Domino tops R&B chart with “I’m Walkin” taking over from “Blue Monday” and continuing a run of 21 consecutive weeks at #1. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #ImWalkin #BlueMonday #RocHop
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March 15, 2006 – Remnants of Fats Domino’s two pianos are discovered and saved by the Louisiana State Museum after attempting to salvage his Ninth Ward home after Hurricane Katrina. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #LouisianaStateMuseum #RocHop
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March 15, 1958 – Elvis Presley performs his last concert before leaving for the Army, a show at Memphis’ Russwood Park. Aside from two benefit shows in 1961, it is the last Presley concert until 1969. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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March 15, 1955 – Fats Domino records “Ain’t That A Shame” at Master Recorders in Los Angeles. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #AintThatAShame #RocHop
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March 14, 1998 – Weeks after Johnny Cash’s “Unchained” wins the Grammy for Best Country Album, his producer Rick Rubin takes out a full-page ad in Billboard with a photo of the singer giving the middle finger along with the text, “American Recordings and Johnny Cash would like to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support.” #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #Unchained #RocHop
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March 14, 1956 – The movie “Rock Around the Clock” is released. The picture features Bill Haley and His Comets, Alan Freed, The Platters, and Freddy Bell and The Bellboys. Eighty percent of the movie is music featuring 17 songs. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RocHop #RockAroundTheClock #AlanFreed #ThePlatters #FreddyBell
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March 14, 1955 – Popular Country star Jimmy Dean interviews Elvis Presley on Dean’s Washington, DC television show “Town and Country Time.” A nervous Elvis answers every question with “yep” and “nope.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TownAndCountryTime #RocHop
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