December 22, 1962 – The Tornadoes started a three-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Telstar.” Produced and written by Joe Meek it was the first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. The record was named after the AT&T communications satellite Telstar, which went into orbit in July 1962. #ROCkabillyHop #telstar #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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