Month: November 2022

November 6, 1961 – Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” hits #1 for the first of five weeks. In the US, it also hit #1 for two weeks on the country chart, and nine weeks on the Easy Listening chart. It was also a #2 hit in the United Kingdom. #ROCkabillyHop #JimmyDean #BigBadJohn #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 5, 1971 – Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well-known phrase: “Elvis has left the building” at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #LeftTheBuilding #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 5, 1960 – JoAnn Campbell, Brian Hyland, and Dion are the guests on “Saturday Prom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JoAnnCampbell #BrianHyland #Dion #SaturdayProm @OfficialDion #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 4, 1994 – Dick Dale, riding a wave of surf-rock revival, appears on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” #ROCkabillyHop #DickDale #KingOfSurfGuitar #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 4, 1990 – The musical tribute “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” opens on Broadway after a Toronto try-out and 15 previews. It ran for 225 performances at Shubert Theatre, with Paul Hipp playing Buddy Holly. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #BuddyHollyStory #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 4, 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis sings his latest release “Great Balls of Fire” on “American Bandstand.” Lewis is one of only two artists who performed live on Bandstand and did not lip-sync or pantomime their performances. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @jerryleelewis #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller #GreatBallsOfFire #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 3, 1960 – Johnny Burnette sings “You’re Sixteen” on “American Bandstand.” “You’re Sixteen” peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and #3 in the UK in 1961. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JohnnyBurnette #YoureSixteen #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 3, 1957 – Sun Records releases “Great Balls of Fire,” written by Otis Blackwell (who penned “Don’t Be Cruel” and others for Elvis Presley). By the second week of December, the single is ensconced in the Top Ten on the pop, country, and R&B charts. It became the best-selling record in Sun’s history. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller @SunRecords #SunRecords #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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November 3, 1957 – Danny and the Juniors release “At The Hop.” Originally titled “Do The Bop” after a current dance, the song was re-written and re-named at the suggestion of Dick Clark who pointed out that dances come and go, but Hops will be around for a long time. #ROCkabillyHop #DannyAndTheJuniors #AtTheHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #DoTheBop
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November 3, 1956 – “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley hit #1 for 5 weeks. Presley received co-songwriting credit due to his publishing deal which demanded songwriters concede 50 percent of the credit of their song if they wanted Presley to record it. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #LoveMeTender #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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