October 24, 1930 – J. P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) is born “Jiles Perry Richardson” in Sabine Pass, Texas. Richardson is known for the 1959 song “Chantilly Lace,” which reached #6 on the Billboard charts and spent 22 weeks on the national Top 40 and #4 on the Cash Box chart. It was the third most played song of 1958. #ROCkabillyHop #BigBopper #ChantillyLace #HappyBirthday #RocHop #Billboard #OTD #RockNRoll
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Month: October 2022
October 23, 1961 – Dion
October 23, 1961 – Dion’s “Runaround Sue” hits #1 for the first of two weeks. Dion pulled the name Sue out of thin air, but when he later married a woman named Sue, she told everyone it was about her – even though she knew it wasn’t. #ROCkabillyHop #Dion #RunaroundSue #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 23, 1954 – Elvis Presley
October 23, 1954 – “That’s All Right” b/w “Blue Moon of Kentucky” hits the Top Ten in the Nashville and New Orleans markets, representing the first hit for Elvis Presley outside of Memphis. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #ThatsAllRight #BlueMoonOfKentucky #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 23, 1937 – Johnny Carroll
October 23, 1937 – Johnny Carroll was born “John Lewis Carrell” (Carrell was printed incorrectly as Carroll on the record label.) Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s. He released several singles, none of which saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed. His records were eclipsed by the success of other rockabilly and early rock & roll musicians such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #JohnnyCarroll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 22, 1962 – Marvin Gaye
October 22, 1962 – Marvin Gaye makes his national television debut on “American Bandstand.” Gaye sings “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” which became his first hit single, making it to #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #MarvinGaye #StubbornKindOfFellow #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 22, 1961 – Chubby Checker
October 22, 1961 – Chubby Checker performs a medley of “The Twist” and “Let’s Twist Again” on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show,” sparking chart revivals for both tunes. “The Twist” even returns to #1. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #ChubbyChecker #TheTwist #LetsTwistAgain #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 22, 1960 – Fats Domino
October 22, 1960 – Fats Domino, Joanie Summers, and Dante and the Evergreens appear on NBC-TV’s “Saturday Prom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SaturdayProm #MervGriffin @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 22, 1942 – Bobby Fuller
October 22, 1942 – Bobby Fuller, known for his hit cover of The Crickets’ “I Fought The Law” with his group The Bobby Fuller Four, is born in Baytown, Texas, but raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyFuller #IFoughtTheLaw #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 21, 1972 – Chuck Berry
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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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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