October 21, 1972 – Chuck Berry lands his only #1 hit on the Hot 100 with “My Ding-a-Ling,” a novelty song recorded live on February 3rd, 1972. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #MyDingALing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: October 21, 2022
October 21, 1962 – Cliff Richard
October 21, 1962 – Cliff Richard sings “Living Doll” and “What Do You Know, We’ve Got A Show” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #LivingDoll #WhatDoYouKnow #WeveGotAShow @richard_cliffofficial #CliffRichard #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 21, 1958 – Buddy Holly
October 21, 1958 – At Pythian Temple studios in New York City, Buddy Holly conducts what will be his last studio session, recording the tracks “True Love Ways,” “It Doesn’t Matter Any More,” “Moondreams” and “Raining In My Heart.” #ROCkabillyHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #TrueLoveWays #ItDoesntMatterAnyMore #Moondreams #RainingInMyHeart #RocHop #OTD
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October 21, 1957 – Elvis Presley
October 21, 1957 – “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley goes to #1 in America. A couple of weeks later, Presley plays a convict-turned-singing sensation in the movie of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #JailhouseRock #RocHop #OTD
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