December 31, 1961 – “The Pendletons” performed their first gig under their new name, “The Beach Boys,” on the bill with Ike & Tina Turner at the Ritchie Valens Memorial Concert at the Long Beach Civic Auditorium, California. They earn $300 for their efforts. #ROCkabillyHop #RitchieValens #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: December 31, 2022
December 31, 1955 – Elvis Presley
December 31, 1955 – Elvis Presley’s “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” made #1 on the country singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 31, 1952 – Chuck Berry
December 31, 1952 – When his original guitarist had a stroke just before a New Year’s Eve gig, popular St. Louis boogie-woogie pianist Johnnie Johnson hired a 26-year-old hairdresser named Chuck Berry to play guitar for his group “The Sir John’s Trio.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieJohnson #ChuckBerry #RocHop #SirJohnsTrio #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 31, 1937 – Alvis Wayne
December 31, 1937 – Alvis Wayne was born “Alvis Wayne Samford” in Paducah, Texas. #HappyBirthday #OTD #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #AlvisWayne
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