Day: October 4, 2022

October 4, 1957 – Elvis Presley comes in second to Pat Boone in the NME music poll. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #PatBoone #RocHop #OTD
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October 4, 1957 – Jackie Wilson sings “Reet Petite” on “American Bandstand.” It was Wilson’s first solo hit after leaving the Dominoes, making it to #62 on the Billboard chart just the month before and #45 on the Cash Box chart the following November. “Reet Petite” became a global hit in the mid-1980s, with #1s in the UK, Ireland, and The Netherlands, as well as making the top 10 in half a dozen other countries. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #JackieWilson #ReetPetite #OTD
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