July 12, 1960 – Frankie Lymon appears on “American Bandstand” for the first time since 1958 and sings “Little Bitty Pretty One.” His highest-charting solo hit, “Little Bitty Pretty One,” peaked at No. 58 on the Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #FrankieLymon #LittleBittyPrettyOne
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Day: July 12, 2022
July 12, 1957 – Alan Freed
July 12, 1957 – Alan Freed begins what was scheduled to be a 13-week national television show devoted to rock and roll called “The Big Beat.” In the fourth episode, Frankie Lymon danced with a white audience member. The ensuing uproar from the southern ABC-TV network affiliates leads to the cancellation of the show after the sixth episode. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #AlanFreed #TheBigBeat #FrankieLymon
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July 12, 1954 – Elvis Presley
July 12, 1954 – A nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley officially quits his job as a truck driver for Crown Electric in Memphis after signing a one-year contract with Sun Records (and a similar contract with his guitarist, Scotty Moore as his manager.) #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ScottyMoore #RocHop
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