Month: August 2022

August 31, 1939 – Jerry Allison was born “Jerry Ivan Allison” in Hillsboro, Texas. An American musician, best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue”, recorded with Buddy Holly. Allison released solo records under just his middle name as “Ivan.” @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday
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August 30, 1958 – Bill Haley and His Comets appear on ABC-TV’s “The Dick Clark Show” to perform “Lean Jean.” #ROCkabillyHop @BillHaleyMusic #BillHaley @DickClarkProd #DickClark #LeanJean #RocHop
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August 30, 1957 – The Alan Freed Holiday Show at the Paramount Theater in New York features Buddy Holly & The Crickets. Other performers included Little Richard, The Del Vikings, The Diamonds, Mickey & Sylvia, The Moonglows, The Five Keys, Larry Williams, and King Curtis. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets
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August 29, 1964 – Roy Orbison releases “Oh, Pretty Woman” which would spend three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the second and final single by Orbison to top the US charts. #ROCkabillyHop #Billboard #Hot100 @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #PrettyWoman #RocHop
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August 29, 1962 – Elvis Presley’s tenth movie, “Kid Galahad” opens nationally and does relatively well with a brief stay in the top 10 on the box office chart. It features the King as an amateur boxer with Charles Bronson co-staring. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #KidGalahad #RocHop
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August 29, 1958 – The first of Alan Freed’s Big Beat revues is held at Brooklyn, New York’s Fox Theatre, featuring Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and his Comets, Frankie Avalon, The Elegants, Bobby Freeman, and Jimmy Clanton. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #ChuckBerry #BillHaley #FrankieAvalon #Elegants #BobbyFreeman #JimmyClanton
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August 28, 1998 – The Frankie Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall In Love opens in theaters. Named after Lymon’s famous song, the film stars Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, and Vivica A. Fox. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #FrankieLymon #WhyDoFoolsFallInLove
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August 28, 1962 – Elvis Presley records and films for his 12th motion picture, “It Happened at the World’s Fair.” Shooting is done in Hollywood and on location at the World’s Fair in Seattle. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ItHappenedAtTheWorldsFair
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August 28, 1937 – Vocalist John Perkins (of The Crew-Cuts) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for the hit 1954 cover of The Chords’ “Sh-Boom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #HappyBirthday #CrewCuts #ShBoom
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August 27, 1955 – Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” hits #10 in the US, becoming the first R&B song to hit the Top 10 on the Pop chart. Three weeks later, Pat Boone’s cover hits #1. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #AintThatAShame
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