Month: July 2022

July 18, 1953 – 18-year-old Elvis Presley, a truck driver by trade, stops at Memphis Recording Service (later renamed Sun Studios), and pays $3.98 to record two songs: “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin,” supposedly as a present for his mother although it was months after her birthday. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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July 18, 1939 – Dion, of Dion and the Belmonts, is born “Dion DiMucci” in The Bronx, New York. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #DionandtheBelmonts #RocHop
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July 18, 1929 – Shock rocker Screamin’ Jay Hawkins is born “Jalacy Hawkins” in Cleveland, Ohio. Hawkins started as a straightforward blues singer but is best known for his bizarre rendition of “I Put A Spell On You” which was the result of hamming it up in the studio after many disappointing bluesy takes. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #ScreaminJayHawkins #RocHop #IPutASpellOnYou
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July 17, 1962 – Bryan Hyland is the second guest host on “American Bandstand” and sings “Sealed With a Kiss.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BryanHyland #SealedWithAKiss
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July 16, 1962 – Dick Clark gets his first vacation since American Bandstand went national. Ten different entertainers will guest host with Freddy Cannon being the first. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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July 16, 1960 – Bobby Rydell performs “Swingin’ School” and Brian Hyland sings “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” on “The Dick Clark Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BobbyRydell #SwinginSchool #BrianHyland #ItsyBitsy #TeenieWeenie #YellowPolkadotBikini
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July 16, 1957 – Buddy Holly learns from Bob Thiele that “That’ll Be The Day” has sold 50,000 records, and an additional 28,000 have been pressed. That evening, Holly goes to see Little Richard perform at Lubbock’s Cotton Club. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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July 16, 1955 – Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the national charts as “Baby, Let’s Play House” enters the Cash Box country charts at #15. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #BabyLetsPlayHouse #RocHop
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July 14, 1962 – “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles hits #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for a five-week stint. It also hit #1 in Australia and Sweden, #2 in Finland, and #4 in Norway. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ICantStopLovingYou #RayCharles
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July 13, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” on RCA Victor hit #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart where it stayed for seven weeks. “Teddy Bear” would also hit #1 on the R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth No. 1 on that chart, and #1 on the country charts for a single week. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKin #TeddyBear #RocHop
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