Month: April 2022

April 6, 1938 – Barbara Pittman was born in Tennessee. She was one of the few female singers to record at Sun Studio. As a young teenager, she recorded some demos of songs for others. Pittman’s most popular recordings include “I Need A Man” on the Sun label and “Two Young Fools In Love”, released on Sam Phillips’ International label. #HappyBirthday #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BarbaraPittman #INeedAMan
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April 5, 1963 – Gene Pitney headlines the Show of Stars that currently are in the Hawaiian Islands. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #GenePitney
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April 5, 1962 – Chubby Checker is guest of honor at a party thrown by the Philadelphia Variety Club. Checker’s latest movie “Don’t Knock the Twist” is previewed. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @Chubby_Checker #ChubbyChecker #twist #DontKnockTheTwist
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April 5, 1961 – The Paris Sisters sing “Be My Boy” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #ParisSisters #BeMyBoy
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April 4, 1959 – “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” becomes Buddy Holly’s first posthumous hit, peaking at No. 13. Holly died in a plane crash in February. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #ItDoesntMatterAnymore #RocHop
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April 4, 1956 – Elvis Presley played the first of two nights at the San Diego Arena in San Diego, California. The San Diego Police chief threatened arrest for disorderly conduct. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop #SDPD
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April 4, 1940 – Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter was born Sharon Kathleen Sheeley. Hits include “Poor Little Fool” a US #1 for Ricky Nelson in 1958 (making her the youngest woman to write an American number one hit) and the 1959 hit for Eddie Cochran “Somethin’ Else” as well as hits for Glen Campbell and Brenda Lee. Sheeley became Cochran’s girlfriend and survived the car crash that killed Cochran in 1960. She died on May 17th, 2002 at age 62. #ROCkabillyHop @RickyNelsonRem @EddieCochran_ #RickyNelson #HappyBirthday #RocHop
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April 3, 1961 – The Marcels “Blue Moon” hit #1 in the US where it stayed for 3 weeks. The single, backed with “Goodbye To Love,” would sell one million copies, earning the Marcels a gold disc. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Marcels #BlueMoon #GoodbyeToLove
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April 3, 1956 – Elvis Presley guests on “The Milton Berle Show” telecast by NBC-TV from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hancock which is docked at the San Diego Naval Station. Elvis and his three-man backup band ripped through “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Blue Suede Shoes” and part of “Shake Rattle & Roll.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #HeartbreakHotel #BlueSuedeShoes #ShakeRattleAndRoll @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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April 2, 1964 – Elvis Presley releases the soundtrack album “Kissin’ Cousins” for his movie of the same name. The album will peak at #6 on the Billboard albums chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #KissinCousins #RocHop
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