December 13, 1962 – Elvis Presley was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Return To Sender,” his 13th UK #1. Elvis performed “Return To Sender” in the film “Girls! Girls! Girls!” The opening bars and backing on baritone saxophone were performed by Bobby Keys. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis #TCB #theKing @ElvisPresley #ReturnToSender #GirlsGirlsGirls #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: December 13, 2022
December 13, 1960 – Bobby Darin
December 13, 1960 – Bobby Darin co-hosts with Dick Clark on “American Bandstand.” Darin performs “Artificial Flowers.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll #ArtificialFlowers
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December 13, 1958 – Fats Domino
December 13, 1958 – Fats Domino plays “Be My Guest” on “The Dick Clark Show.” Recorded in September, “Be My Guest” reached #8 on the Billboard pop chart, #2 on the R&B chart, and #11 on the UK singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @DickClarkProd #DickClark #BeMyGuest @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino
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December 13, 1956 – Elvis Presley
December 13, 1956 – In a year when he had eleven US Top 40 hits, Elvis Presley endures a rare miss when a song called “Paralyzed” peaks at #78 in its only week on the US charts. In the UK however, the record would reach #8 in August 1957. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #Paralyzed #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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