Month: September 2022

September 23, 1983 – Ten years after their bitter breakup, The Everly Brothers reunite for a concert at Royal Albert Hall in London that is released as the double album Reunion Concert. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #ReunionConcert #OTD
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September 23, 1957 – “That’ll Be the Day” Hits the Top of the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart. Because Decca owned the rights to the earlier recording of “That’ll Be the Day,” Brunswick credited the song to the Crickets upon its release in May 1957. The song was a slow-building hit, finally hitting the top of the U.S. singles charts on this day. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #Billboard #OTD
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September 22, 1962 – The Four Seasons stopped by “American Bandstand” to receive a gold record for “Sherry.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #FourSeasons #Sherry
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September 22, 1960 – “American Bandstand” viewers get a tour of Annette’s home in Encino, California. Back in the Philadelphia studio, Johnny Tillotson sings “Poetry In Motion.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD
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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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