Day: September 13, 2022

September 13, 1963 – Gene Vincent returns briefly from West Germany to appear on “GO, Man, Go” a London TV program. Backing him are the Hollies. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent #GoManGo #OTD
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September 13, 1959 – Bo Diddley’s single “Say Man” enters the US R&B charts. Recorded by Bo Diddley in 1958, the recording became his biggest US pop hit, reaching #20 on the Hot 100, and #3 on the R&B chart. It arose from a jam session between Diddley and his maracas player Jerome Green, and featured Diddley and Green trading insults in the style of the word game known as “The Dozens.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SayMan @BoDiddley #BoDiddley #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD
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September 13, 1958 – Cliff Richard makes his TV debut, performing “Move It” on the UK show “Oh Boy!” #ROCkabillyHop @sircliff #CliffRichard #MoveIt #RocHop #OTD
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September 13, 1957 – The Everly Brothers sing “Wake Up Little Susie” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @EverlyBrosInt #EverlyBrothers #OTD
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September 13, 1957 – Mercury/Starday records sign songwriter J.P. “Jape” Richardson, a disk jockey at KTRM, Beaumont, Texas. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JPRichardson #TheBigBopper #OTD
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