July 4, 1933 – Baker Knight was born “Thomas Baker Knight Jr.” in Birmingham, AL. His best-known compositions were “Lonesome Town,” “The Wonder of You,” and “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time.” A songwriter and musician, his songs have been recorded by Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis. #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem @ElvisPresley @jerryleelewis #RocHop #HappyBirthday #BakerKnight
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Month: July 2022
July 3, 1957 – Ray Charles
July 3, 1957 – The self-titled debut album by Ray Charles is released. #ROCkabillyHop #RayCharles #RocHop
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July 3, 1956 – Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent
July 3, 1956 – Elvis Presley meets Gene Vincent at Grand Central Station in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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July 2, 1958 – Elvis Presley
July 2, 1958 – “King Creole,” Elvis’ fourth motion picture opens nationally, and the reviews are the best he will ever have for his acting. Its impressive list of co-stars and supporting cast includes Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger, and Vic Morrow. It became a top-five film at the box office. The movie is set in New Orleans and based upon the Harold Robbins novel, “A Stone for Danny Fisher.” This is Elvis in his prime – The film will come to be regarded as one of the best Elvis movies, his greatest acting performance, and proof of his potential to have become a respected serious actor, though the realization of this desire will remain forever out of his grasp. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #KingCreole #RocHop
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July 1, 1989 – Jerry Lee Lewis
July 1, 1989 – The film biography Great Balls of Fire, with Dennis Quaid in the role of Jerry Lee Lewis, opens across the U.S. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire #DennisQuaid @DennisQuaid #RocHop
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July 1, 1957 – Buddy Holly
July 1, 1957 – Buddy Holly records “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy,” “Listen To Me,” and “I’m Gonna Love You Too” in Clovis, NM. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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July 1, 1956 – Elvis Presley
July 1, 1956 – NBC’s “Steve Allen Show” capitalizes on the outrage by presenting a new, “clean” Elvis, singing “Hound Dog” to an actual basset hound perched on a stool and wearing a bow tie. Backstage, Elvis explodes in fury at the Colonel for agreeing to the stunt. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #RocHop
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