February 28, 1971 – The Everly Brothers sing “Bowling Green,” “Mama Tried,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” and “Bye Bye Love” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow @EverlyBrosInt #EverlyBrothers
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Month: February 2023
February 28, 1963 – Marcie Blaine
February 28, 1963 – Marcie Blaine sings “What Does A Girl Do” on “American Bandstand.” Released as a follow-up as “Bobby’s Girl” was still hot, “What Does A Girl Do?” stalled at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100, dropping off the chart after just two weeks. Perhaps due to censorship as the song’s lyrics were deemed too risque for the radio. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #MarcieBlaine #WhatDoesAGirlDo #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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February 28, 1960 – Bobby Darin
February 28, 1960 – Bobby Darin sings “Oh, My Darling Clementine” and a medley of “By Myself” and “When Your Lover Has Gone” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” #OTD #RockNRoll @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow
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February 28, 1959 – Bobby Freeman
February 28, 1959 – Bobby Freeman performed “Do you Want to Dance” on “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show” Other guests include Neil Sedaka and Dodie Stevens. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #BobbyFreeman #DoYouWantToDance
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March 1, 1968 – Johnny Cash
March 1, 1968 – Johnny Cash married June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 27, 1961 – Chubby Checker
February 27, 1961 – Chubby Checker started a three-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Pony Time,” his second #1 of the ’60s. It reached #27 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #ponytime #ChubbyChecker #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 26, 1964 – Elvis Presley
February 26, 1964 – Elvis Presley begins filming for his 16th motion picture, “Roustabout,” co-starring Hollywood legend Barbara Stanwyck. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing @StanyFans #Roustabout #BarbaraStanwyck #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 26, 1932 – Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932 – Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas. He wrote his first song at age 12. Among his #1 country hits are “I Walk the Line” in 1956, “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town” in 1959, “Ring of Fire” in 1963 and “A Boy Named Sue” in 1969. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #IWalkTheLine #DontTakeYourGunsToTown #RingOfFire #ABoyNamedSue #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 26, 1928 – Fats Domino
February 26, 1928 – Fats Domino was born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of nine children, he quickly masters the piano, taking the name Fats from piano great Fats Waller (and also, he’s 5’5″ and well over 200 pounds). His biggest hit on the pop charts is the 1956 song “Blueberry Hill,” which reached #2 and received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1987. He has nine #1 singles on the R&B charts, including “Ain’t That a Shame.” #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #BlueberryHill #AintThatAShame #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 25, 1998 – Roy Orbison
February 25, 1998 – Roy Orbison received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys. This was his final Grammy, capping the five others he received in the 1980s and 90s. #ROCkabillyHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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