Month: November 2022

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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November 11, 1960 – Santo and Johnny were on “American Bandstand” playing “Twistin’ Bells” which was released as the B side of “Bullseye!” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll #SantoAndJohnny #TwistinBells #Bullseye
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November 11, 1958 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters recorded “The Twist,” which later became a huge hit for Chubby Checker. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #twist #HankBallard #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 11, 1957 – Buddy Holly releases “Peggy Sue” backed with “Everyday.” It became his second hit single, peaking at # 3. Co-authored by Jerry Allison, the drummer for the Crickets, for his girlfriend (and future wife) after the couple had temporarily broken up. #ROCkabillyHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #BuddyHolly #PeggySue #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 11, 1954 – Bill Haley scored his first US Top Ten single with “Shake Rattle And Roll.” He had dropped his cowboy image about a year and a half earlier while renaming The Saddlemen to Bill Haley and His Comets. The song became the theme song for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. “Shake, Rattle and Roll” was originally made popular by Big Joe Turner. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #ShakeRattleAndRoll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 10, 1955 – Elvis Presley attended the fourth Country Music Disc Jockey Convention in Nashville Tennessee. Back at his hotel Mae Boren Axton (Hoyt Axton’s mother) played him a demo of a new song she had written with Tommy Durden called “Heartbreak Hotel”. Presley released the track as a single on January 27, 1956, his first on his new record label RCA Victor. The song gave him his first #1 pop record. #ROCkabillyHop #HeartbreakHotel @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 10, 1961 – Elvis Presley was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “His Latest Flame” backed with “Little Sister.” The singer’s ninth UK #1. “His Latest Flame” peaked at 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Little Sister” peaked at #5. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HisLatestFlame #LittleSister #OTD #RockNRoll #Billboard #Hot100 #RocHop
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November 10, 1959 – Fats Domino appears on “American Bandstand” and sings “Be My Guest.” The song reached #8 on the Billboard pop chart, #2 on the R&B chart, and #11 on the UK singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BeMyGuest #@RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 10, 1958 – Conway Twitty’s “It’s Only Make Believe” hits #1 in the US for the first of 2 weeks. Before this song hit, Twitty was recording rockabilly and rock and roll songs, some under his real name Harold Jenkins. #ROCkabillyHop @ConwayTwitty #ConwayTwitty #OnlyMakeBelieve #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 9, 1963 – Gene Pitney sings “Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa” on “American Bandstand.” The song’s success in the UK, peaking at #5, enabled Pitney to become an international star. In the US, Pitney’s hit peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #GenePitney #24HoursFromTulsa #OTD #RockNRoll
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