June 30, 1959 – The Drifters sing “There Goes My Baby” on “American Bandstand.” Co-authored by lead singer Ben E. King, the song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B chart and the Cash Box sales chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Drifters #ThereGoesMyBaby
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Month: June 2022
June 30, 1958 – Alan Freed
June 30, 1958 – Alan Freed’s new television show begins in NY. Chuck Berry and the Four Lads appear. The show is seen locally on WARD-TV from 5-6, Monday through Friday. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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June 30, 1957 – The Everly Brothers
June 30, 1957 – The Everly Brothers appear on The Ed Sullivan Show performing “Bye, Bye Love.” The song reached #2 on the US Billboard Pop charts and #1 on both the Cash Box Best Selling Record and Billboard Country charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #ByeByeLove
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June 30, 1956 – Chuck Berry
June 30, 1956 – Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” hits #2 on the R&B chart, but it would top out at only #29 on the pop chart. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #ChuckBerry #RollOverBeethoven
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June 29, 1959 – Freddy Cannon
June 29, 1959 – “Tallahassee Lassie” by Freddy Cannon peaks at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #TallahasseeLassie #FreddyCannon #BoomBoom
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June 29, 1959 – Connie Francis
June 29, 1959 – “Lipstick on Your Collar” by Connie Francis peaks at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Intended as the B-side to “Frankie” but MGM Records was so pleased with it that they promoted both songs, resulting in Francis’ first double-sided Top Ten hit with “Frankie” squeezing in at #9. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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June 27, 1964 – Peter and Gordon
June 27, 1964 – “A World Without Love” by Peter and Gordon peaks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #AWorldWithoutLove #PeterAndGordon
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June 27, 1960 – Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
June 27, 1960 – “A Rockin’ Good Way” by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and would hit #1 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ARockinGoodWay #DinahWashington #BrookBenton
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June 27, 1960 – Connie Francis
June 27, 1960 – “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” by Connie Francis reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks. Released in the US as the B-side of “Jealous of You,” most DJs preferred to play “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #EverybodysSomebodysFool #ConnieFrancis #JealousOfYou
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June 26, 1961 – Little Caesar & the Romans
June 26, 1961 – “Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)” by Little Caesar & the Romans peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Those Oldies but Goodies” was the biggest of the group’s three hits. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ThoseOldiesButGoodies #LittleCaesarAndTheRomans
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