Day: September 11, 2022

September 11, 1962 – The Majors performed “A Wonderful Dream” on “American Bandstand.” The first of three charting hits for the group, it charted at #23 on the R&B chart and #22 on the pop charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #TheMajors #WonderfulDream #OTD
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September 11, 1956 – Police were called to break up a crowd of rowdy teenagers following the showing of the film “Rock Around the Clock” at the Trocadero Cinema in London, England. The following day, The Times printed a reader’s letter that said: “The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control.” The film was quickly banned in several English cities. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RockAroundTheClock #RocHop #OTD
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September 11, 1943 – Jack Ely was born in Portland, Oregon. American guitarist and singer, best known for singing the Kingsmen’s version of “Louie Louie.” For a while, the record was banned by a handful of US radio stations because of its indecipherable lyrics, which were rumored to contain some naughty words. Even the F.B.I. investigated the song but finally concluded that they could find nothing wrong. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #JackEly #Kingsmen #LouieLouie #RocHop #OTD
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September 11, 1935 – Ben Hewitt was born in a one-room, dirt-floor log cabin on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in New York State. Hewitt made four fine records for Mercury Records in the late fifties, then disappeared from view until he was tracked down, in 1983, by Colin Escott and Hank Davis, who were in the process of compiling a Bear Family LP of Ben’s recordings. He is sometimes described as a Canadian artist, but though he did live close to the Canadian border for much of his life, he was in fact a US citizen. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #BenHewitt #RocHop #OTD
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