December 28, 2000 – Waylon Jennings kicks off a three-day estate sale at his Dixon, Ill., home after the country star decides to move to Arizona. Among the goods on sale are a customized black Cadillac, knives and guns from his personal collection, and a motorcycle that used to belong to Buddy Holly. The motorcycle was later auctioned at Guernsey’s Auctioneers and ended up on permanent loan to the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly @OfficialWaylon #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: December 28, 2022
December 28, 1962 – Mary Wells
December 28, 1962 – Mary Wells performed “Two Lovers” on “American Bandstand.” The song was the third consecutive hit to be both written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles and recorded by Mary Wells, reaching #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard pop chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll #MaryWells #TwoLovers
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December 28, 1960 – Connie Francis
December 28, 1960 – Connie Francis appeared on the “Kraft Music Hall: The Perry Como Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #KraftMusicHall #PerryComo #ConnieFrancis
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December 28, 1932 – Dorsey Burnette
December 28, 1932 – Dorsey Burnette, Bassist for his brother Johnny’s group the Johnny Burnette Trio, was born in Memphis. He went on to write songs for performers like Rick Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Waylon Jennings. He’s also the father of country star Billy Burnette. #ROCkabillyHop #DorseyBurnette #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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