Month: September 2022

September 27, 1958 – The Everly Brothers appear on the “Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #PerryComoShow #OTD
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September 26, 1964 – Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for three weeks before walking away. Released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records, it was the second and final single by Orbison to top the US charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #OhPrettyWoman #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD
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September 26, 1959 – Dion and the Belmonts perform “A Lover’s Prayer” and “Every Little Thing I Do” on “The Dick Clark Show.” Also appearing on this day’s show was Dee Clark, and Skip and Flip. #ROCkabillyHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #RocHop #DionAndTheBelmonts #ALoversPrayer #EveryLittleThingIDo @OfficialDion #OTD
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September 26, 1957 – The Monotones record “Book Of Love.” The “boom” part of the song was a result of a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing. It sounded good, so they added it to the song. Released the following February, it peaked at #5 on the pop chart and #3 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #Monotones #BookOfLove #RocHop #OTD
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September 25, 1962 – Linda Scott sings “I Left My Heart in the Balcony” on “American Bandstand.” “I Left My Heart in the Balcony” peaked at #74 on Billboard’s Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #Hot100 #LindaScott #ILeftMyHeartInTheBalcony #OTD
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September 25, 1954 – Elvis Presley performs live on “Grand Ole Opry,” singing “Blue Moon Of Kentucky.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GrandOleOpry #BlueMoonOfKentucky #OTD #RocHop
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September 25, 1954 – Elvis Presley released his second single on Sun Records, ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight,’ a song made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GoodRockinTonight #OTD #RocHop
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September 24, 1963 – The Beach Boys guest on Red Skelton’s CBS-TV program tonight. They sing “Surfin’ U.S.A.” and “The Things We Did Last Summer.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BeachBoys #RedSkelton #SurfinUSA #TheThingsWeDidLastSummer #OTD
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September 24, 1960 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters’ “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go” entered the Hot 100, joining their songs “Finger Poppin’ Time” and “The Twist” (the original version) on the chart. It’s the first time an act has had three songs on the Hot 100 at the same time. #ROCkabillyHop #HankBallard #Midnighters #LetsGo #OTD #RocHop
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September 24, 1955 – For tonight’s Louisiana Hayride appearance, Elvis Presley is for the first time in his life given top billing. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LouisianaHayride #OTD
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