Day: December 7, 2022

December 7, 1960 – Annette Funicello sang “Talk to Me Baby” and The Edsels performed “What Brought Us Together?” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll #AnnetteFunicello #TalkToMeBaby
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December 7, 1956 – “Rock! Rock! Rock!,” one of the earliest Rock and Roll movies, opens in theaters. The film features the popular disc jockey Alan Freed along with Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, and LaVern Baker. #ROCkabillyHop @ChuckBerry #AlanFreed #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 7, 1955 – At Nesman Recording Studio in Wichita Falls, Buddy Holley, Don Guess, and J.I. Allison record “Love Me”, “Don’t Come Back Knockin'”, “Moonlight Baby”, and “I Guess I Was Just A Fool” which are submitted on acetate to Decca. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 7, 1924 – Rockabilly singer-songwriter Boyd Bennett is born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.Bennett is known for the 1955 hit “Seventeen.” #ROCkabillyHop #BoydBennett #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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