January 1, 1959 – Johnny Cash played a free concert for the inmates of San Quentin Prison, California. One of the audience members was 19-year-old Merle Haggard, who was in the midst of a 15-year sentence (he served three years) for grand theft auto and armed robbery. @JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #MerleHaggard
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Month: January 2023
January 1, 1956 – Carl Perkins
January 1, 1956 – Carl Perkins releases “Blue Suede Shoes” his first and only Top 40 hit. The first song to hit the US Pop, Country, and R&B charts at the same time it made the slow climb up the charts, appearing on all three in May, which is when it reached its peak of #2 on the Pop charts. #ROCkabillyHop #BlueSuedeShoes #CarlPerkins #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 1, 1956 – Bill Haley
January 1, 1956 – Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” went to #1 on the UK singles chart for the second time. The single is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales of over 25 million. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RocHop
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