Month: June 2022

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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June 4, 1956 – Gene Vincent makes his stage debut, performing in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent
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June 4, 1937 – Rockabilly musician Scotty Wayne was born “Baldemar Garza Huerta” in San Benito, Texas. He is better known as country/Tex-Mex singer Freddy Fender. As Freddy Fender he had a #1 hit in 1974 with “Before The Next Teardrop Falls.” ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #FreddyFender #ScottyWayne
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June 3, 1955 – Buddy Holly opens for Elvis Presley at a matinee concert in Lubbock, Texas. Future country-pop star Mac Davis also catches the show. After the show, Buddy and Elvis sign autographs in a promotional appearance at the Johnson-Connelley Pontiac car dealership. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing @buddyholly #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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June 2, 1962 – “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles peaks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ICantStopLovingYou #RayCharles
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June 2, 1958 – The Everly Brothers song “All I Have to Do Is Dream” is #1 on Billboard’s “Best Sellers in Stores,” “Most Played by Jockeys,” “Top 100,” and “Country” charts simultaneously, the only single to have achieved this. Later in 1958, the first three of these charts were combined into the “Hot 100” ensuring that no one else would ever achieve this. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #Billboard #Dream #AllIHaveToDoIsDream
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June 1, 1963 – “Two Faces Have I” by Lou Christie peaks at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @EgyptianShumba #TwoFacesHaveI #LouChristie
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