March 4, 1962 – Fats Domino performs “Jambalaya” & “Let The Four Winds Blow” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #Jambalaya #LetTheFourWindsBlow”
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Month: March 2022
March 3, 1959 – Chuck Berry
March 3, 1959 – Chuck Berry performs “Almost Grown” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #AlmostGrown
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March 3, 1957 – Chicago’s Catholic Diocese bans rock and roll!
March 3, 1957 – Chicago’s Catholic Diocese bans rock and roll from all school functions. Within days sales of rock and roll records in Chicago go through the roof. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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March 2, 1961, The Everly Brothers
March 2, 1961, The Everly Brothers had their third UK #1 single with “Walk Right Back,” a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #WalkRightBack #RocHop
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March 2, 1960 – Jack Scott
March 2, 1960 – Jack Scott sings “Burning Bridges” and “What In the World’s Come Over You” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #JackScott #BurningBridges #WhatInTheWorldsComeOverYou @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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March 2, 1958 – Sam Cooke
March 2, 1958 – Sam Cooke appears on “The Steve Allen Show” on NBC-TV performing “Ol’ Man River,” one of the cuts off of his first Keen Records LP. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #SteveAllenShow #OlManRiver #RocHop
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March 2, 1955, Bo Diddley
March 2, 1955, Bo Diddley had his first recording session at Universal Recording Studio in Chicago, where he laid down “Bo Diddley,” which went on the top of the US R&B chart by the following June. @BoDiddley #ROCkabillyHop #BoDiddley #RocHop
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March 1, 1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter
March 1, 1968 – Johnny Cash married June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #RocHop
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March 1, 1958 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
March 1, 1958 – In what would prove to be a major influence on the burgeoning British rock scene, Buddy Holly and the Crickets begin their first and only UK tour at London’s Trocadero Club, playing 25 dates of two sets a night. Also on the bill was Gary Miller, The Tanner Sisters, Des O’Connor, The Montanas, Ronnie Keene & His Orchestra. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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March 1, 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis
March 1, 1957 – “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” the second single by Jerry Lee Lewis, is released on Sun Records. The single reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B record charts. It also hit #1 on the country charts and #8 in the UK. @JerryLeeLewis #JerryLeeLewis #ROCkabillyHop #WholeLottaShakinGoinOn #RocHop
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