Day: June 23, 2022

June 23, 1962 – “Playboy” by The Marvelettes peaks at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Playboy” was released as the third single by the Marvelettes and was their second top ten pop hit. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Playboy #Marvelettes
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June 23, 1962 – “Palisades Park” by Freddy Cannon peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Released by Swan Records as a B-side to “June, July, and August,” “Palisades Park” broke in when a Flint, Michigan radio DJ played it by mistake. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #PalisadesPark #FreddyCannon #BoomBoom
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June 23, 1962 – “Cindy’s Birthday” by Johnny Crawford peaks at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Crawford hit the national spotlight as one of the original Mouseketeers. “Cindy’s Birthday” was the fourth of 16 singles he released, and also the one that hit the highest on the charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #CindysBirthday #JohnnyCrawford
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June 23, 1962 – “That’s Old Fashioned” by The Everly Brothers peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was their last top 10 hit in the United States. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @EverlyBrosInt #EverlyBrothers #ThatsOldFashioned
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June 23, 1937 – Niki Sullivan was born in South Gate, California. Sullivan was an American rock and roll guitar player. He was one of the four original members of Buddy Holly’s band, The Crickets. Though he lost interest within a year or two of his involvement, his guitar playing was an integral part of Holly’s early success. He performed on 27 of the 32 songs Holly recorded over his brief career. He co-wrote several songs. In 2012, Sullivan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets by a special committee, aimed at correcting the mistake of not including the Crickets with Buddy Holly when he was first inducted in 1986. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #HappyBirthday #NikiSullivan
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