Day: January 2, 2023

January 2, 1971 – Elvis Presley released his thirty-seventh studio album, titled “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old),” on RCA Records. Recorded at the famous RCA Studio B in Nashville, this album reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and eventually went gold with over 500,000 copies sold. It also made a splash across the pond, peaking at #6 in the United Kingdom and selling over one million copies worldwide.
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January 2, 1965 – Elvis Presley went to #1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack from ‘Roustabout,’ Presley’s eighth #1 album. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #Roustabout #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 2, 1960 – Little Anthony and the Imperials perform “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop” on ABC’s “Dick Clark Show.” Jack Scott, Santo and Johnny, and Larry Hall also perform on this day’s show. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SantoAndJohnny #ShimmyShimmyKoKoBop
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January 2, 1958 – Norman Petty signs a contract for Buddy Holly & The Crickets to perform on tour and in radio promotions in Australia, beginning Jan. 30. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 2, 1950 – Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service, which he later renamed Sun Studio. Among the artists to record there was Elvis Presley, who gets his start recording with Phillips. #ROCkabillyHop @sunrecords @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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