January 14, 1973 – “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii” is taped at Honolulu International Center Arena. It will be seen by nearly 1.5 billion people. The show earned good ratings in the countries targeted by the live broadcast including Japan and Australia. The television special presented months later in the United States became NBC’s highest-rated program of the year. Its soundtrack album, “Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite,” became Presley’s last chart-topper on Billboard’s Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #AlohaFromHawaii #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 14, 1961 – Johnny and the Hurricanes
January 14, 1961 – “Saturday Prom” featured the Playmates and Johnny and the Hurricanes. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SaturdayProm #JohnnyAndTheHurricanes
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January 14, 1961 – Elvis Presley
January 14, 1961 – Elvis Presley’s “GI Blues” started a seven-week run at #1 on the UK chart. His third soundtrack album would also hold #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Album chart for 11 weeks! #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #GIBlues #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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