Month: July 2022

July 24, 1963 – Roy Orbison is the guest host on “American Bandstand” and sings “Falling.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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July 24, 1962 – Chubby Checker guest hosts “American Bandstand” and sings “Dancin’ Party.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #ChubbyChecker #DancinParty @chubby_checker
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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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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 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’s first single, “Maybellene” is released on the Chess Records label. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #Maybellene #RocHop #ChessRecords
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July 22, 1968 – Elvis Presley begins filming the movie “Charro!,” which is the only one where he has a beard. Only one Elvis song is used in the film, and it is a commercial failure. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #Charro #RocHop
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July 22, 1963 – With Dick Clark on vacation, Freddy Cannon guest hosts “American Bandstand” singing “Everybody Monkey.” Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, “Everybody Monkey” stopped climbing at #52 on the US Pop charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #EverybodyMonkey
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July 22, 1956 – Buddy Holly, Sonny Curtis, Don Guess, and J.I. Allison are in Nashville for the second Decca recording session at Bradley’s Barn. The song list from the session includes “I’m Changing All Those Changes,” “Girl On My Mind,” “Rock Around With Ollie Vee,” “Ting-A-Ling” and “That’ll Be The Day.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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July 21, 1960 – Ray Smith sings “Rockin’ Little Angel” on “American Bandstand.” “Rockin’ Little Angel” took a portion of its melody from the 1844 song “Buffalo Gals.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #RaySmith #RockinLittleAngel #BuffaloGals
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