February 4, 1977 – “American Bandstand” gets a prime-time special in honor of the show’s 25th anniversary. The show features one of the first “all-star jams,” as Chuck Berry is joined by Greg Allman, Junior Walker, The Pointer Sisters, Charlie Daniels, and several others on a performance of “Roll Over Beethoven.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #RollOverBeethoven #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: February 4, 2023
February 4, 1962 – Gene Pitney
February 4, 1962 – Gene Pitney appeared on the British variety television program “Thank Your Lucky Stars” singing “Town Without Pity.” Afterward, Pitney begins his first tour of England. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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February 4, 1961 – Johnny Burnette
February 4, 1961 – Johnny Burnette is rushed to Hollywood’s Cedars of Lebanon Hospital to undergo an emergency appendectomy. The medical crisis forces Burnette, then on the charts with “You’re Sixteen,” to cancel $10,000 worth of domestic engagements and postpone a European tour. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #johnnyburnette #RocHop #YoureSixteen
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February 4, 1959 – Buddy Holly
February 4, 1959 – A day after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, the Winter Dance Party tour continues in Sioux City, Iowa, with Fabian, Frankie Avalon, and Jimmy Clanton as the new headliners and Waylon Jennings singing Holly’s songs. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 4, 1956 – Little Richard
February 4, 1956 – Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” reaches its US chart peak of #17, giving him his first hit. Pat Boone’s version of the song out charts him, making #12 two weeks later. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #TuttiFrutti #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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