Day: October 6, 2022

October 6, 1964 – Elvis Presley begins shooting his 18th motion picture, “Tickle Me.” The soundtrack has no new recordings. Instead, previously released non-movie recordings are used, apparently to keep production costs to a minimum. Filming continues until November 24, 1964. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TickleMe #RocHop #OTD
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October 6, 1963 – The Angels sing “My Boyfriend’s Back” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The recording of “My Boyfriend’s Back” by the Angels was originally intended as a demo for the Shirelles but ended up being released as recorded. The single spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached #2 on the Billboard R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #TheAngels #MyBoyfriendsBack #OTD #Billboard #Hot100
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October 6, 1958 – Ritchie Valens went to Philadelphia to appear on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” television show on his mother’s birthday where he sang “Come On, Let’s Go”. During his performance, Ritchie broke a guitar string. When he finished his song, Dick Clark commented that Ritchie sounded great even playing with a broken string. #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RitchieValens #ComeOnLetsGo #RocHop
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October 6, 1957 – The Everly Brothers appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show” singing “Wake Up Little Susie.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt @EdSullivanShow #OTD #EdSullivan
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October 6, 1956 – Elvis Presley releases “Love Me Tender,” the title song to his first movie. It goes on to become his fifth #1 hit in America. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LoveMeTender #RocHop #OTD
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