Day: September 21, 2022

September 21, 1963 – Cliff Richard appears on tonight’s CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show” via videotape. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @richard_cliffofficial #CliffRichard @EdSullivanShow #EdSullivan #OTD
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September 21, 1963 – Garnett Mimms performs “Cry Baby” on “American Bandstand.” “Cry Baby” topped the R&B chart & went to #4 on the Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #Hot100 #GarnettMimms #CryBaby #OTD
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September 21, 1960 – Dorsey Burnette sings “Hey Little One” on “American Bandstand.” “Hey Little One” reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #Hot100 #DorseyBurnette #HeyLittleOne #OTD
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September 21, 1959 – Santo & Johnny hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Sleep Walk” where it rests comfortably for 2 weeks. It was the last instrumental to hit #1 in the 1950s and earned a gold record for Santo and Johnny. #ROCkabillyHop #SantoAndJohnny #SleepWalk #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD
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September 21, 1957 – “Cash Box” features a cover photograph of Buddy Holly & The Crickets pointing to a circled date of Oct. 1, 1957. “That’ll Be The Day” is expected to pass the 1 million mark in sales on this date. Two days later Billboard lists “That’ll Be The Day” as the #1 Best Seller in stores. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #OTD
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September 21, 1956 – Hound Dog becomes Elvis Presley’s third Top 10 single in Britain. Written by Leiber and Stoller and originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton, Elvis’ version was based on a cover he heard in Las Vegas performed by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing # BigMamaThornton #FreddieBell #BellBoys #OTD
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