Day: December 17, 2022

December 17, 1960 – Dodie Stevens and Maurice and the Zodiacs guests on “Saturday Prom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #DodieStevens #Saturday Prom
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December 17, 1957 – Buddy Holly records “Little Baby,” “Look At Me,” and “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care” in Clovis. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #LittleBaby #LookAtMe #YoureSoSquare #BabyIDontCare #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1957 – The Bobby Helms song “Jingle Bell Rock” enters the pop chart. #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyHelms #JingleBellRock #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1957 – Bobby Darin makes his debut on “American Bandstand” singing “Don’t Call My Name” and chatting with Dick Clark. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @bobby_darin2 @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BobbyDarin #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1954 – Bill Haley and his Comets’ cover of “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (originally recorded by Big Joe Turner) became the first rock song to hit the UK chart, where it lands at #4. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #ShakeRattleAndRoll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1943 – David Dee (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Tich) was born David Harman. He was originally a police officer and as a police cadet was called to the scene of the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran during a UK tour in 1960. To pass the time on the night shift, he learned to play guitar on Cochran’s impounded Gretsch. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #DDDBMT #RedDwarf #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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