Day: December 16, 2022

December 16, 1991 – Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s in Canada seeking $14 million for its alleged use of an imitation of his voice. The song “The Twist” had been used to promote McDonald’s McTwist french fries. But McDonald’s advertising agency said it paid Hank Ballard, who wrote and performed “The Twist” in the late 1950s, for the rights to the lyrics, music, and performance style of the song. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #twist #ImLovinIt #ChubbyChecker #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1961 – Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee welcome their first and only child, a son named Dodd Mitchell Darin. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #SandraDee #DreamLovers #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1960 – Fabian sings “Kissin’ and Twistin'” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1957 – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps performed “Dance to the Bop” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Elvis’ Christmas Album” hits #1. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), “Elvis’ Christmas Album” along with its reissues has shipped at least 17 million copies in the United States. It is the first Presley title to attain Diamond certification by the RIAA and is also the best-selling Christmas album of all time in the United States. With total sales of more than 20 million copies worldwide, it remains the world’s best-selling Christmas album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #ChristmasAlbum #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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