June 16, 1962 – “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” by Gene Pitney peaks at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although Paramount Pictures paid for the recording of the song, it was not used in the movie of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #GenePitney #TheManWhoShot #LibertyValance
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Month: June 2022
June 15, 1963 – Kyu Sakamoto
June 15, 1963 – “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto peaks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The original title “Ue o Muite Arukō” translates to “I Look Up as I Walk” in English. The song was released in English-speaking countries as “Sukiyaki”, the name of a Japanese hot-pot dish with cooked beef. The word sukiyaki does not appear in the song’s lyrics, nor does it have any connection to them; it was used only because it was short, catchy, recognizably Japanese, and more familiar to English speakers. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Sukiyaki #KyuSakamoto
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June 15, 1963 – The Dovells
June 15, 1963 – “You Can’t Sit Down” by The Dovells takes a seat at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. “You Can’t Sit Down” was their second, and final top ten hit as a group. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #YouCantSitDown #Dovells
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June 15, 1959 – Lloyd Price
June 15, 1959 – “Personality” by Lloyd Price peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed for three weeks. Although blocked from the #1 spot by Johnny Horton’s “Battle of New Orleans,” it did spend four weeks at #1 on the R&B Chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Personality #LloydPrice
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June 14, 1958 – The Everly Brothers
June 14, 1958 – The Everly Brothers appear on “The Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #PerryComo
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June 14, 1951 – Bill Haley and His Saddlemen
June 14, 1951 – Bill Haley and His Saddlemen record their version of “Rocket 88”, combining the rhythm and blues arrangement of the version recorded in early March by Jackie Brentson with country music trappings. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #Saddlemen #Rocket88
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June 13, 1964 – Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas
June 13, 1964 – “Little Children” by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas peaks at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #LittleChildren #BillyJKramer
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June 13, 1960 – Jack Scott
June 13, 1960 – “Burning Bridges” by Jack Scott peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #BurningBridges #JackScott
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June 12, 1968 – Elvis Presley
June 12, 1968 – The Elvis movie “Speedway” is released nationally and was a box-office success placing at #40 for the year on the Variety weekly national box office list. The soundtrack album goes only as far up the chart as #82. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #Speedway #RocHop
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June 12, 1961 – Ben E. King
June 12, 1961 – “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King peaks at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @BenEKing #BenEKing #StandByMe
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