Month: January 2023

January 24, 1957 – Elvis Presley records “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,” his seventeenth top 40 hit and eighth #1, where it snuggled up tight for seven weeks. It also claimed the top spot on the Country chart for a week and was his fourth song to reach #1 on the R&B Best Sellers List. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #TeddyBear #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 24, 1936 – Snarling rockabilly dude turned country balladeer Jack Scott was born “Jack Scafone Jr.” in Windsor, Ontario. #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop #HappyBirthday #JackScott
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January 23, 1986 – The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is held in New York. Among those inducted are Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets @ChuckBerry @ElvisPresley @JerryLeeLewis @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 23, 1960 – Jimmy Jones dances up a storm singing “Handy Man” on ABC-TV’s “The Dick Clark Show.” Mark Dining, Rod Lauren, Jack Scott, Robin Luke, and the Everly Brothers appear on this day as well. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JimmyJones #HandyMan
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January 23, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party starts the tour with performances at George Devine’s Ballroom in Milwaukee. The tour will continue through Feb. 15 with scheduled stops in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop

January 23, 1957 – The film “Don’t Knock the Rock” premieres in Australia. Bill Haley & His Comets, who appear in the film and are touring Down Under, attend the show. Other stars in the film include Little Richard, the Treniers and Where Are They Now file residents Dave Appell & his Applejacks. @billhaleymusic #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 22, 1972 – Don McLean’s album “American Pie” hits #1 in the US. The album’s title song describes the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper as “The Day the Music Died.” @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets @donmcleanonline #DonMcLean #AmericanPie #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 21, 1997 – Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, dies at age 87. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #ColonelTomParker #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 21, 1987 – The Second Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. @EddieCochran_ @billhaleymusic @bodiddley @RickyNelsonRem @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 21, 1962 – Jackie Wilson performs “My Heart Belongs To Only You” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Wilson released “My Heart Belongs to Only You” in 1961, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it peaked at #65 while reaching #48 on the Cash Box Top 100. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #JackieWilson #MyHeartBelongsToOnlyYou
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