February 15, 1958 – “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show” premieres on ABC TV. This first episode features the Royal Teens, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Willis, Johnny Ray, Connie Francis, and Pat Boone. Jerry Lee Lewis performs “Great Balls of Fire” and later closes the show with “Breathless.” #ROCkabillyHop @jerryleelewis @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #GreatBallsOfFire #Breathless #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #jerryleelewis #RoyalTeens #ChuckWillis #JohnnyRay #ConnieFrancis #PatBoone
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Day: February 15, 2023
February 15, 1958 – Elvis Presley
February 15, 1958 – Elvis Presley’s single “Don’t” hit #1 on Billboard’s Top 100 and stayed there for five weeks. It was backed with “I Beg of You” which peaked at #8 on the same chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #Dont #IBegOfYou #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 15, 1954 – Big Joe Turner
February 15, 1954 – Big Joe Turner records one of the first Rock songs, “Shake, Rattle And Roll,” at Atlantic Records studios in New York. Turner’s recording was released in April 1954 and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and #22 on the Billboard singles chart. When Turner’s original version hit #1, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded a cover that would reach #7 on the Billboard singles chart. A year later, Elvis recorded a cover for Sun, and a year after that, for RCA. Elvis’ RCA cover was released as a single. #ROCkabillyHop #BigJoeTurner #ShakeRattleAndRoll #BillHaley #ElvisPresley @RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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