February 7, 1959 – Ritchie Valens was buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. #ROCkabillyHop #RitchieValens #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: February 5, 2023
February 5, 1957 – Bill Haley
February 5, 1957 – Bill Haley arrives in London for his first British tour. He’s the first American rock star to tour there and is met by about 4,000 fans at Heathrow Airport, mostly thanks to promoters who hyped his coming as “the second battle of Waterloo.” #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 5, 1956 – Elvis Presley
February 5, 1956 – Elvis Presley scores his first national #1 hit, not with an RCA release but his last Sun single, “Mystery Train” backed with “I Forgot to Remember to Forget,” which reaches the top spot on Billboard’s country singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop #MysteryTrain @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #IForgotToRememberToForget #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 5, 1929 – Hal Blaine
February 5, 1929 – Hal Blaine was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Blaine was the famous session drummer who is credited with coining the term “Wrecking Crew” for the prolific group of Los Angeles studio musicians who played on hundreds of Top 40 hits coming out of the west coast in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Blaine, a member of the “Wrecking Crew” played on more than 140 Top Ten hits and about 40 #1 hits. #HappyBirthday #HalBlaine #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #WreckingCrew
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