Month: August 2022

August 12, 1956 – The Platters perform “My Prayer” and “Dance With Me Henry” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #Platters #MyPrayer #DanceWithMeHenry
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August 12, 1929 – Born on this day, Buck Owens, an American singer and guitarist, who scored twenty number-one hits on the Billboard country music charts and pioneered what has come to be called the Bakersfield sound, a reference to Bakersfield, California. Owens released rockabilly songs (Hot Dog, Rhythm and Booze) as Corky Jones. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #HappyBirthday #BuckOwens #CorkyJones #HotDog #RythmAndBooze
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August 11, 1962 – “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart. It was his first US #1 as an artist. The single was a solid hit all over the world, #7 in the UK, sometimes with the lyrics translated into other languages. #ROCkabillyHop #NeilSedaka “BreakingUpIsHardToDo #Billboard #Hot100 #RocHop
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August 11, 1958 – Elvis Presley’s “Hard Headed Woman” is certified Gold. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HardHeadedWoman
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August 11, 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis appears a second time on “The Steve Allen Show” performing “Whole Lotta Shaking Goin’ On” which he had performed on the show the month before. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SteveAllen @jerryleelewis #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller #WholeLottaShaking
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August 11, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s double-sided hit “Don’t Be Cruel” backed with “Hound Dog” was released. The single went to #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys, and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts. It stayed there for 11 weeks – a record that would not be broken until 1992’s Boyz II Men hit “End of the Road.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #DontBeCruel #HoundDog
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August 10, 1959 – Elvis Presley’s “A Big Hunk o’ Love” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first of two weeks. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ABigHunkOLove #Billboard #Hot100 #RocHop
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August 9, 1963 – Steve Alaimo is the guest host on “American Bandstand” and performs “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #SteveAlaimo #Don’t LetTheSunCatchYouCrying
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August 9, 1958 – Britain’s answer to Elvis, 17-year-old Cliff Richard, signed a record deal with EMI records. Also on this day, Cliff Richard started a four-week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #CliffRichard @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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August 8, 1963 – Wayne Newton guest hosts “American Bandstand” performing “Danke Schoen.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #WayneNewton #DankeSchoen
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