Month: August 2022

August 15, 1960 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with ‘It’s Now Or Never’, also #1 in the UK. The song which was based on the Italian song, ‘O Sole Mio’, gave Presley his first post-army #1. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ItsNowOrNever
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August 15, 1958 – Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago are married at the Holley home in Lubbock. Parents L.O. and Ella Holley, brothers Larry and Travis, sister Patricia and the spouses of his brothers and sister are in attendance along with J.I. and Peggy Sue Allison and Joe B. Mauldin. Holly’s record, “Now We’re One,” is played at the ceremony. The Hollys and the Allisons honeymoon for two weeks in Acapulco, Mexico. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #NowWereOne
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August 15, 1930 – R&B singer/saxophonist Jackie Brenston is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Brenston sang lead on Ike Turner’s “Rocket 88.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Rocket88 #IkeTurner #JackieBrenston #HappyBirthday
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August 14, 1962 – The Duprees appear on “American Bandstand” and perform “You Belong To Me.” It was the group’s biggest hit, spending 10 weeks on the weekly Billboard Top-40 charts and two weeks on weekly the Top-10 peaking at #7. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Duprees #YouBelongToMe
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August 13, 1963 – Elvis Presley’s “Girls! Girls! Girls!” album is certified Gold. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing  #GirlsGirlsGirls
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August 13, 1962 – Tommy Roe Sings “Sheila” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #TommyRoe #Sheila
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August 13, 1959 – Brenda Lee records “Sweet Nothins.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BrendaLee #LittleMissDynamite #SweetNothins
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August 13, 1952 – The original version of “Hound Dog” was recorded by Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton. It would become the first hit for the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and went on to top the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks, selling nearly two million copies. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BigMamaThornton @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #LeiberAndStoller
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August 12, 1962 – Dion is a guest on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show” singing “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and “Lover Come Back to Me.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #ItAintNecessarilySo” “LoverComeBackToMe @OfficialDion
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August 12, 1957 – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps make a rare television appearance on “American Bandstand” performing “Lotta Lovin.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent
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