Day: March 20, 2023

March 20, 1968 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Tich were at #1 on the UK singles chart with “The Legend Of Xanadu,” the group’s only UK #1. Dave Dee was a police officer on duty the night of Eddie Cochran’s death and learned to play on Cochran’s impounded guitar. #RocHop @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #DDDMBT #RedDwarf #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 20, 1960 – Elvis Presley has his first post-Army recording session. Some of the recording work is for the album “Elvis is Back!,” which will hit #2 on the Billboard pop chart. The album includes the single “Stuck On You,” which is rushed to the pressing plant and packaged in a generic sleeve without waiting for orders. Debuting at #84, it took only three weeks to hit #1. Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who had quit Presley’s touring band in 1957, were in the studio with him for the last time. Sessions will continue in early April. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #ElvisIsBack #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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