Day: November 12, 2022

November 12, 1956 – Johnnie Ray was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Just Walking In The Rain.” It stayed at #1 for seven weeks making it this year’s Christmas #1. Written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieRay #JustWalkingInTheRain #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1955 – Fats Domino is named the favorite Rhythm & Blues artist in Chart Toppers’ annual DJ’s Poll. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #OTD #RockNRoll #ChartToppers
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November 12, 1955 – Chuck Berry is named the most promising Rhythm & Blues artist in Chart Toppers’s annual DJ’s Poll. #ChuckBerry @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1944 – Booker T. Jones (frontman for Booker T. & the MGs) was born “Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr.” in Memphis, Tennessee. A musical prodigy, Jones started playing professionally at the age of 16 and wrote the classic instrumental “Green Onions” while still in high school. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #BookerT #GreenOnions #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1934 – Al Hendrix was born “Clyde Allen Hendrix” in Miami, Florida. Hendrix was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. He began performing in clubs around Bakersfield, California and met Buck Owens at the legendary Blackboard Cafe. Hendrix and Owens played music together, often with Bill Woods and The Orange Blossom Playboys. #ROCkabillyHop #AlHendrix #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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