Month: July 2022

July 9, 1960 – “The Dick Clark Show” broadcasts from Hollywood. The Everly Brothers perform “Cathy’s Clown,” “When Will I Be Loved?,” and “So Sad” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt @dickclarkprod #DickClark #CathysClown #WhenWillIBeLoved #SoSad
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July 9, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s second motion picture, “Loving You,” premieres in Memphis. It opens nationwide on July 30 and is on Variety’s National Box Office Survey for four weeks, peaking at #7. Elvis skips the premiere but takes Anita Wood and his parents to see a private midnight screening. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LovingYou #RocHop
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July 9, 1956 – Dick Clark became the permanent host of “Bandstand” which was renamed “American Bandstand” when it went national a month later. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt
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July 9, 1955 – Bill Haley & His Comets’ “Rock Around The Clock” becomes the first Rock song to hit #1 on the Billboard Pop chart, where it stays for eight weeks. The song was originally released as the B-side of “Thirteen Women,” but became a massive hit after it appeared in the film Blackboard Jungle. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RockAroundTheClock #RocHop
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July 8, 1958 – During a performance at Electric Park in Waterloo, Iowa, a photographer asks Buddy Holly to remove his glasses for a picture. Holly replies: “I never have pictures made without my glasses.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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July 8, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” hits #1 on Billboard’s “Best Sellers in Stores” chart before it appears in his second film, Loving You. It holds the top spot for seven weeks. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TeddyBear #RocHop
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July 8, 1940 – Joe B. Mauldin was born “Joseph Benson Mauldin, Jr.” in Lubbock, Texas. Mauldin was a bass player, songwriter, and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group The Crickets. Mauldin initially played the double bass, then switched to a Fender Precision Bass guitar. After several years with The Crickets, he became a recording engineer at Gold Star Studios, the Los Angeles studio which became the “hit factory” for Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and other major 1960s rock performers. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #HappyBirthday #JoeBMauldin #RocHop
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July 7, 1956 – Johnny Cash makes his first appearance on the “Grand Ole Opry” show in Nashville. #ROCkabillyHop #ManInBlack #JohnnyCash @JohnnyCash #GrandOldOpry #RocHop
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July 7, 1954 – Dewey Phillips of Memphis’ WHBQ plays “That’s All Right (Mama)” and its flip, “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” on his Red Hot & Blue R&B show. An instant hit, the song is immediately played 14 more times. Callers to the station insist that Elvis must be a black man. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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July 7, 1950 – Johnny Cash joins the US Air Force. He spent most of his Air Force enlistment in Germany. Cash was a Morse code intercept operator with the USAF Security Service. This meant he was listening to radio signals generated by people on the other side of the “Iron Curtain.” #ROCkabillyHop #ManInBlack #JohnnyCash @JohnnyCash #USAF #RocHop
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