Month: November 2022

November 9, 1962 – Dion sings “Love Came To Me” on “American Bandstand.” “Love Came to Me” reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #24 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #Hot100 @OfficialDion #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 9, 1960 – In Hollywood, Elvis Presley begins filming his seventh movie, “Wild In The Country,” where he plays a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who pursues a literary career. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 9, 1958 – Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” exceeded three million copies sold in the USA, becoming only the third single to do so. Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Gene Autry are the other two. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HoundDog #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 9, 1955 – The Everly Brothers made their first studio recordings cutting four tracks in 22 minutes, at Nashville’s Old Tulane Hotel studios. Family friend Chet Atkins engineered a chance for The Everly Brothers to record for Columbia Records in early 1956. However, their first and only single for the label, “Keep A’ Lovin’ Me,” was a flop, and they were quickly dropped from Columbia. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 8, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s third movie, Jailhouse Rock, opens nationally. It had a premiere a few weeks earlier at the Memphis theater where Elvis was once an usher. #Elvis #TCB #JailhouseRock #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 8, 1957 – Chuck Berry makes his television debut lip-syncing his recording of “Rock and Roll Music” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 8, 1887 – Emile Berliner is granted the first patent for the gramophone. In the 1890s, he started manufacturing gramophone players and discs, but in the early 1900s, the Victor Talking Machine Company became the market leader. #ROCkabillyHop #gramophone #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 7, 1958 – Eddie Cochran made his UK chart debut with “Summertime Blues.” It reached #18 in the UK & #8 in the US. The song has been covered by many artists, including being a #1 hit for country music artist, Alan Jackson, and a notable hit for the English rock band, The Who. #ROCkabillyHop @EddieCochran_ #EddieCochran #SummertimeBlues #AlanJackson #TheWho #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 7, 1942 – Rock singer Johnny Rivers was born “John Henry Ramistella” in New York City but shortly moved to Baton Rouge, where he is influenced by the Louisiana music scene. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnyRivers #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 6, 2005 – The Four Seasons musical “Jersey Boys” opens on Broadway to rave reviews. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success, and eventual break-up of the 1960s Doo-Wop group The Four Seasons. #ROCkabillyHop #FourSeasons #JerseyBoys #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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