May 14, 1956 – Buddy Holly visits his optometrist’s office to correct his horrible 20/800 vision with primitive contact lenses, but Buddy hates them, and decides to keep his signature glasses. #ROCHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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Day: May 14, 2022
May 14, 1936 – Charlie Gracie
May 14, 1936 – Charlie Gracie, known for the 1957 hit “Butterfly,” is born “Charles Anthony Graci” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. #HappyBirthday #CharlieGracie #ROCkabillyHop #Butterfly #ROCHop
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May 14, 1936 – Bobby Darin
May 14, 1936 – Bobby Darin is born “Walden Robert Cassotto” in East Harlem, New York City. Teenage Nina Cassotto became pregnant out of wedlock and, to avoid scandal, had her mother raise the baby as her own while Nina passed him off as her younger brother. Bobby finds out years later that the woman he knew as his beloved mother was actually his grandmother. #HappyBirthday @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #ROCkabillyHop #ROCHop
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