December 22, 1957 – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers perform “Goody Goody” and “It’s Christmas Once Again” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #OTD #RockNRoll #FrankieLymon #Teenagers #GoodyGoody #ItsChristmasOnceAgain
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Month: December 2022
December 21, 1963 – Vito and the Salutations
December 21, 1963 – Vito and the Salutations visit “American Bandstand” and perform “Unchained Melody.” #OTD #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #VitoAndTheSalutations #Salutations #UnchainedMelody #RockNRoll
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December 21, 1962 – The Cookies
December 21, 1962 – The Cookies sang “Chains” on “American Bandstand.” #OTD #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Cookies #Chains #RockNRoll
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December 20, 1952 – Jimmy Boyd
December 20, 1952 – Jimmy Boyd’s “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” hits #1 in America. #ROCkabillyHop #mistletoe #JimmyBoyd #ISawMommy #KissingSantaClaus #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 20, 1966 – Elvis Presley
December 20, 1966 – Elvis Presley buys Priscilla a horse for Christmas. He also formally proposes marriage just before Christmas, presenting her with a ring. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 19, 1915 – Charlie Ryan
December 19, 1915 – Charlie Ryan was born in Graceville, Minnesota. Ryan co-wrote and was the first to record the classic 1955 rockabilly hit “Hot Rod Lincoln.” #ROCkabillyHop #HotRodLincoln #HappyBirthday #CharlieRyan #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 19, 1996 – Buddy Holly
December 19, 1996 – Avenue H in Lubbock, Texas, was renamed Buddy Holly Avenue in honor of the city’s hometown hero. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 19, 1955 – Carl Perkins
December 19, 1955 – Carl Perkins recorded “Blue Suede Shoes” two days after writing the song. Johnny Cash told Perkins of an airman he knew in the Air Force who referred to his dress shoes in that way and suggested it to Perkins as a song title. #ROCkabillyHop #BlueSuedeShoes #CarlPerkins #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 18, 1961 – Sam Cooke
December 18, 1961 – Sam Cooke records “Twistin’ The Night Away.” The album by the same name was one of Cooke’s biggest-selling albums. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #TwistinTheNightAway #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1960 – Dodie Stevens
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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