Month: November 2022

November 30, 1929 – Dick Clark was born “Richard Wagstaff Clark” in Bronxville, New York. Clark was the host of US TV’s longest-running music show “American Bandstand” and he created and produced the annual American Music Awards show. #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 29, 1960 – Bobby Vee sings “Rubber Ball” on “American Bandstand.” The song was Vee’s fifth US single release making #6 on the Billboard charts. It was the record which made Vee an international star. “Rubber Ball” was a breakthrough hit for him in the UK, where it reached #4. In Australia, it was Vee’s only #1 record; it stayed at the top for three weeks in early 1961. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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November 29, 1959 – At the second Annual Grammy Awards, Bobby Darin wins Best New Artist and also takes the award for Record of the Year for “Mack The Knife,” which is still at #1 on the Hot 100. This is the first time the event is televised, and also the only time the ceremony is held at the end of the year instead of early the following year, meaning nothing in December 1959 is Grammy eligible. This faux pas is rectified with awards for 1960 given out in early 1961. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #MackTheKnife #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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November 29, 1957 – Sid Varnes, Cash Box’s editor-in-chief, sends a telegram to The Crickets informing them that the Juke Box Operators of America have voted them “Most Promising Vocal Group of 1957.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 29, 1935 – Peanuts Wilson was born “Johnny Ancil Wilson” in Riversville, West Virginia. Raised in Odessa, Texas, Wilson was a member of Roy Orbison’s group The Teen Kings in 1956. He released two singles of his own (one in 1957 and one in 1963) without success. He later became a country music songwriter. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #PeanutsWilson #TeenKings @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 28, 1960 – Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” hit #1 in the US for the first of 6 weeks. Presley recorded the song at the request of Col. Tom Parker, it was his wife’s favorite song. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #AreYouLonesomeTonight #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 28, 1940 – Bruce Channel was born in Jacksonville, Texas. Channel is best known for his 1962 million-selling #1 hit record “Hey! Baby” which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in March of 1962. #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #HeyBaby #HappyBirthday #BruceChannel #RocHop
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November 27, 1963 – Elvis Presley’s 13th film, “Fun in Acapulco” opens nationally and quickly goes to #5 at the box office. The soundtrack featuring the Top 10 hit “Bossa Nova Baby” goes to the top five on the pop chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #FunInAcapulco #BossaNovaBaby #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 26, 1979 – In London, Bill Haley, on what would be his last tour of the UK, plays for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Performance. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 26, 1972 – Chuck Berry was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “My Ding-a-Ling”, his only UK #1. The song was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952. Berry’s version was from a concert recorded at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England, on February 3, 1972. Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to #1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States. #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry @ChuckBerry #MyDingALing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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