Month: January 2023

January 26, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets

January 26, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets made their second appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York City and performed “Oh Boy!” Written by Sonny West, “Oh Boy!” peaked at #10 on the US charts, #3 on the UK charts, and #26 in Canada. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets @EdSullivanShow #EdSullivan #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 26, 1956 – Buddy Holly

January 26, 1956 – Buddy Holly, Sonny Curtis, and Don Guess began their first recording sessions for Decca at (Owen) Bradley’s Barn in Nashville under the name Buddy and The Two Tones. They recorded Love Me, Don’t Come Back Knocking, Midnight Shift, and Blue Days Black Nights. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 25, 1958 – Buddy Holly

January 25, 1958 – Buddy Holly recorded “Rave On” and “That’s My Desire” at Bell Sound Studios in New York. Holly’s cover of “Rave On” written and originally recorded by Sonny West ranked #5 in the UK charts and #12 in Canada. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #RaveOn #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 24, 1959 – Bill Parsons

January 24, 1959 – Bill Parsons performed “All-American Boy” on “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show.” “All-American Boy” was sung by Bobby Bare, but credited by Fraternity Records to Bill Parsons. While Bare was in the army, Parsons lip-synced the record on television. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #BillParsons #AllAmericanBoy #BobbyBare
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