February 22, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” enters the charts. It was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton (Hoyt Axton’s mother.) Ironically, Mae Boren Axton demoed the song for Elvis in his hotel room at the November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HeartbreakHotel #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Month: February 2023
February 22, 1944 – Mick Green
February 22, 1944 – Rock and roll guitarist Mick Green (of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) is born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. #ROCkabillyHop #ShakinAllOver #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 22, 2002 – Little Richard
February 22, 2002 – Little Richard gets the NAACP Image Award. The flamboyant singer put his efforts into preaching in his later years. #ROCkabillyHop @LittleRichard_ #LittleRichard @NAACP #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 21, 1940 – Joe Bennett
February 21, 1940 – Joe Bennett of The Sparkletones was born “Joseph H. Bennett.” Bennett was 17 years old when the Sparkletones hit #17 on the Billboard Pop chart, and #11 on the Billboard R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #Sparkletones #RocHop #BlackSlacks #OTD #HappyBirthday #JoeBennett #RockNRoll
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February 20, 1993 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets
February 20, 1993 – More than 34 years after his death, Buddy Holly and The Crickets had the #1 album on the UK chart with the “Words of Love” compilation album. Holly reached the Top 10 of the UK album chart for five straight decades. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WordsOfLove #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 20, 1967 – Elvis Presley
February 20, 1967 – Elvis Presley releases “How Great Thou Art,” it was his first non-soundtrack album recording of new material since 1962’s “Pot Luck” and his first album release not to include any soundtrack recordings since “His Hand in Mine” in 1960. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HowGreatThouArt #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 20, 1963 – Lou Christie
February 20, 1963 – Lou Christie sings “The Gypsy Cried” on “American Bandstand.” The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #24, while reaching #18 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #3 in Canada. You could say Lou Christie cried… all the way to the bank. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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February 20, 1962 – Joey Dee and the Starliters
February 20, 1962 – Joey Dee and the Starliters guest on “American Bandstand” and sing “Peppermint Twist” and “Hey, Let’s Twist.” #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JoeyDee #Starliters #PeppermintTwist #HeyLetsTwist
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February 20, 1960 – Bill Haley and His Comets
February 20, 1960 – Bill Haley and His Comets performed “Rock Around The Clock,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” and “Tamiami” on “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show.” Frankie Ford, Ray Smith, and Johnny Tillotson also appear. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #RockAroundTheClock #ShakeRattleAndRoll #Tamiami @BillHaleyMusic #BillHaley
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February 20, 1949 – Ricky Nelson
February 20, 1949 – Ricky Nelson joins the cast of his parents’ radio show, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” which will make the leap to television in 1952. #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem #OzzieAndHarriet @RickyNelsonRem #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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