January 20, 1959 – Buddy Holly, Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings, and Carl Bunch leave New York and travel by train to Chicago to rendezvous with the other artists on the Winter Dance Party tour. From Chicago, the artists are scheduled to travel by bus on the tour route. Other performers include Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Dion and The Belmonts, and Frankie Sardo. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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Day: January 20, 2023
January 20, 1958 – Ricky Nelson
January 20, 1958 – Seventeen-year-old Ricky Nelson’s debut album, “Ricky,” hit #1 in America, showcasing Nelson’s talents as both a singer and songwriter. The album featured a mix of Rock and roll, rockabilly and pop standards and was a commercial success helping to establish Nelson as one of the first teens idols of the rock and roll era. @RickyNelsonRem #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 20, 1958 – Elvis Presley
January 20, 1958 – Elvis Presley received his draft notice in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the notice came with a sixty-day deferment, allowing Presley to finish filming his highly anticipated movie “King Creole” before he must report for duty.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #KingCreole #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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