Month: November 2022

November 2, 1963 – Dion performs “Donna The Prima Donna” on the British TV show “Ready Steady Go!,” but gets irritated when audience members dance around him. He walks out on the show even though he is slated for another song. #ROCkabillyHop #Dion #DonnaThePrimaDonna #ReadySteadyGo @OfficialDion #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 2, 1956 – A riot breaks out at Fats Domino’s show in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with police resorting to tear gas to break up the unruly crowd. Fats jumps out of a window to avoid the melee; he and two other band members are slightly injured. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 2, 1937 – Earl “Speedo” Carroll (of The Coasters, and The Cadillacs) was born in New York City. Carroll’s nickname comes from this biggest hit for the Cadillacs which reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955. #ROCkabillyHop #Speedoo #Cadillacs #Coasters #HappyBirthday #EarlCarroll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 1, 1969 – Elvis Presley went to #1 on the US singles chart with “Suspicious Minds,” his 18th US #1 single, it only made it #2 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #SuspiciousMinds #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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November 1, 1956 – Elvis Presley bought a new Harley Davidson motorbike and spent the day riding around Memphis on his new bike with actress Natalie Wood. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis #TCB #TheKing @ElvisPresley #HarleyDavidson #NatalieWood #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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