July 23, 2003 – The US National Registry of Historic Places declares Memphis, Tennessee’s Sun Studios, at 706 Union Avenue, a historic landmark. #ROCkabillyHop #SunRecords @sunrecords #RocHop
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Day: July 23, 2022
July 23, 1962 – James Darren
July 23, 1962 – The second week of Dick Clark’s vacation finds James Darren hosting “American Bandstand.” Darren sings “Mary’s Little Lamb.” Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, “Mary’s Little Lamb” got lost after reaching #39 on the US Pop charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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July 23, 1960 – Roy Orbison
July 23, 1960 – Roy Orbison is on “The Dick Clark Show” performing “Only the Lonely” and “Uptown.” Other guests on the show included Donnie Brooks and the Crests. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #OnlyTheLonely #Uptown
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July 23, 1955 – Chuck Berry
July 23, 1955 – Chuck Berry’s first single, “Maybellene” is released on the Chess Records label. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #Maybellene #RocHop #ChessRecords
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