February 16, 1972 – John Lennon performs with Chuck Berry on “The Mike Douglas Show.” Lennon and Yoko Ono are hosts of the afternoon talk show all this week. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #JohnLennon #MikeDouglas @JohnLennon #ChuckBerry #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: February 16, 2023
February 16, 1957 – The Six-Five Special
February 16, 1957 – Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television’s first Rock ‘n’ Roll music program “The Six-Five Special,” named for the time the show began, five minutes after six. The show was given airtime immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers’ Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7 pm so children could be put to bed. #ROCkabillyHop #SixFiveSpecial #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 16, 1955 – Elvis Presley
February 16, 1955 – Elvis Presley plays at the Odessa Senior High School in Odessa, Texas. A young Roy Orbison is in the audience. @ElvisPresley #ROCkabillyHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 16, 1939 – The Kalin Twins
February 16, 1939 – Harold and Herbie Kalin are born in Port Jervis, New York. Known as The Kalin Twins, they scored the 1958 UK #1 and US #5 single “When.” The brothers were the first twins to score a #1 record. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #KalinTwins #RocHop
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