Month: January 2023

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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January 15, 1992 – Johnny Cash is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. @JohnnyCash #ROCkabillyHop #RockAndRollHallOfFame #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 15, 1974 – With ’50s nostalgia trending, Happy Days premieres on ABC with “Rock Around The Clock” as its theme song. #ROCkabillyHop @hwinkler4real @RealRonHoward #HappyDays #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 15, 1967 – The film “The Fastest Guitar Alive,” starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City. The film features Orbison performing seven original songs which appeared on his 1967 MGM record album of the same name. A flop with the critics, it would be the only film Orbison would star in for MGM, even though they had him under contract for five more. #ROCkabillyHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #ShebWooley #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 15, 1955 – Bill Haley’s song “Dim, Dim the Lights” was tied to an auto safety bumper sticker campaign through a promotion by Decca Records. The bumper stickers, which featured the song’s title and a message about safe driving, were distributed to radio stations and other outlets as part of a campaign to promote safe driving habits. In addition to being tied to the bumper sticker campaign, Haley also renewed his contract with Decca Records during this week. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop #DimDimTheLights
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January 14, 1973 – “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii” is taped at Honolulu International Center Arena. It will be seen by nearly 1.5 billion people. The show earned good ratings in the countries targeted by the live broadcast including Japan and Australia. The television special presented months later in the United States became NBC’s highest-rated program of the year. Its soundtrack album, “Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite,” became Presley’s last chart-topper on Billboard’s Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #AlohaFromHawaii #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 14, 1961 – “Saturday Prom” featured the Playmates and Johnny and the Hurricanes. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SaturdayProm #JohnnyAndTheHurricanes
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