April 7, 2015 – Don McLean’s original manuscript to his lyric for “American Pie” sells at auction for $1.2 million. Says McLean: “I thought it would be interesting as I reach age 70 to release this work product on the song ‘American Pie’ so that anyone who might be interested will learn that this song was not a parlor game.” @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @donmcleanonline #AmericanPie #RocHop
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Day: April 7, 2022
April 7, 1965 – Elvis Presley
April 7, 1965 – The Elvis movie “Girl Happy” opens and is the 25th top-grossing film of the year. The soundtrack hits #8, while the single “Crying in the Chapel” hits #3. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GirlHappy #CryingInTheChapel #RocHop
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April 7, 1961 – Gene Pitney
April 7, 1961 – Gene Pitney performs “(I Wanna) Love My Life Away” on “American Bandstand.” The song was Pitney’s first charting single, and spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #39. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #GenePitney
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April 7, 1959 – Buddy Holly
April 7, 1959 – As the snow melts in Mason City, Iowa, Buddy Holly’s glasses are found from the plane crash that killed him two months earlier. They are turned in to police, where they remain in evidence lockup, forgotten until 1980, when a sheriff finds them and returns them to Holly’s widow. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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April 7, 1956 – Alan Freed
April 7, 1956 – The CBS Radio Network premiered the first regularly scheduled national broadcast rock & roll show, Alan Freed’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party.” #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #RocHop
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