Day: February 8, 2023

February 8, 1964 – With “Louie Louie” under FBI investigation for obscene lyrics, the song’s publisher offers $1,000 to anyone who can definitively distinguish the dirty words. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Kingsmen #LouieLouie #FBI
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February 8, 1962 – The Angels sing “Cry, Baby Cry” on “American Bandstand.” “Cry, Baby Cry” just made the Top 40 at #38. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Angels #CryBabyCry
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February 8, 1956 – Buddy Holley receives Decca’s contract from Jim Denny of Cedarwood Publishing. Holley’s name has been misspelled, inadvertently dropping the ‘e’ in Holley. As a result, Holley adopts the Holly spelling for his last name. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #Decca #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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