Day: July 6, 2022

July 6, 1966 – Elvis Presley’s “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” is released. It lands at #40 for the year. The soundtrack album peaks at #15, while the single “Love Letter” makes it to #19 on the charts. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ParadiseHawaiianStyle #RocHop
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July 6, 1937 – Gene Chandler is born “Eugene Dixon” in Chicago, Illinois. Nicknamed “The Duke of Earl” or simply “The Duke”, he is best known for his most successful songs “Duke of Earl” and “Groovy Situation” and his association with The Dukays, the Impressions, and Curtis Mayfield. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #GeneChandler #DukeOfEarl #RocHop
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July 6, 1925 – Bill Haley is born “William John Clifton Haley” in Highland Park, Michigan. Haley was a pioneering American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as “Rock Around the Clock”, “See You Later, Alligator”, “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, “Rocket 88”, “Skinny Minnie”, and “Razzle Dazzle”, and has sold over 60 million records worldwide. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RockAroundTheClock #SeeYouLaterAlligator #ShakeRattleAndRoll #Rocket88 #SkinnyMinnie #RazzleDazzle #RocHop
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