Month: August 2022

August 22, 1956 – Elvis Presley

August 22, 1956 – Elvis begins shooting his first movie, “Love Me Tender,” a Civil War drama that has been renamed from “The Reno Brothers” to capitalize on his new single. Elvis is billed third, but his role, originally offered to Robert Wagner and Jeffrey Hunter, is beefed up to match his new popularity. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LoveMeTender
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August 19, 1988 – Patsy Cline

August 19, 1988 – “Crazy” by Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” were announced as the most played jukebox songs of the first hundred years. The jukebox had been around since 1906, but earlier models had been first seen in 1889. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Crazy #PatsyCline @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog
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August 19, 1935 – Al Ferrier

August 19, 1935 – Al Ferrier was born “Alfous Glenn Ferrier” in Montgomery, Louisiana. Ferrier has been hailed as the “King of Louisiana Rockabilly”. As an opener for the then, relatively unknown, Elvis Presley, Ferrier made a fan out of the late “King” along with many other top acts of the day. #HappyBirthday #AlFerrier #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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August 18, 1930 – Johnny Preston

August 18, 1930 – Johnny Preston was born “John Preston Courville” in Port Arthur, Texas. He was discovered by J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) who penned Preston’s hit “Running Bear” which was recorded in 1958 and released after Richardson’s tragic death. Richardson and George Jones provided the backing “vocals” on the record. “Running Bear” hit #1 in the U.S. and U.K. in 1960. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnyPreston #RunningBear #HappyBirthday #RocHop
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August 17, 1955 – Elvis Presley

August 17, 1955 – Elvis Presley released what would become his first #1 hit, “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” backed with “Mystery Train.” It hit the top of the country charts several months later and stayed there for 5 weeks. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #IForgotToRememberToForget #MysteryTrain
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August 16, 1977 – Elvis Presley

August 16, 1977 – Elvis had played racquetball in his new court at Graceland and stayed up late singing with his friends as usual. Later, Ginger, Elvis’ girlfriend made a frantic call downstairs for help. She had found Elvis lifeless in the bathroom. Elvis is rushed to the hospital but resuscitation attempts fail and he is pronounced dead at 3:30 pm local time. While it is true that there were drugs in his system, it wasn’t an overdose. His heart failed him. Elvis died aged 42. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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August 16, 1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets

August 16, 1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets Perform at the Apollo Theater. This was the first show of a six-night engagement at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. They were booked due to confusion with a black group (led by Dean Barlow) that was also called The Crickets. While Elvis made black music more acceptable to white audiences, Holly won over an all-black audience when the Crickets were booked at New York’s Apollo Theater for August 16–22, 1957. Unlike the immediate response shown in the 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story, it took several performances for the audience to warm to him. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #ApolloTheater
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