Day: January 16, 2023

January 16, 1962 – Gene Pitney sings “Town Without Pity” on “American Bandstand.” Pitney originally recorded the song for the 1961 film of the same title. In the US, the recording went to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #GenePitney #TownWithoutPity @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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January 16, 1961 – Mickey and Sylvia asked the musical question “What Would I Do?” on “American Bandstand.” What this song did was peak at #47 on the Billboard charts. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #MickeyAndSylvia
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January 16, 1960 – Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent performed together on the British TV show “Boy Meets Girls.” Unfortunately, all episodes of the series are thought to be lost. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #BoyMeetsGirl @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Little Richard records “Lucille.” Released on Specialty Records in February, the single reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, #21 on the US pop chart, and #10 on the UK chart. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #Lucille #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” enters the pop charts where it reached #1 on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to #3 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #TooMuch #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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