Day: June 5, 2022

June 5, 1961 – “Running Scared” by Roy Orbison hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #RunningScared
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June 5, 1961 – Elvis Presley’s “I Feel So Bad,” the B-side to “Wild In The Country” peaks at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The A-side, “Wild In The Country” lost its momentum at #26. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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June 5, 1957 – Bill Justis records “Raunchy.” Justis was a composer and arranger at Sun Records. His background was as a jazz trumpet and saxophone player, but working at Sun he soon got the hang of Rock and Roll. #ROCkabillyHop #SunRecords @sunrecords #Raunchy #BillJustis #RocHop
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June 5, 1956 – Gene Vincent releases “Be-Bop-a-Lula” which immediately took off. The song was successful on three American singles charts: it peaked at #7 on the US Billboard pop music chart, #8 on the R&B chart,[5] and also made the top ten on the C&W Best Seller chart peaking at #5. #ROCkabillyHop @ClaceVincent #genevincent #BeBopALula
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June 5, 1956 – The Milton Berle Show once again presents Elvis. Presley debuts “Hound Dog” as well as his latest single, “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #RocHop
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