March 30, 1957 – Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock ‘n’ Roll era to write his own number one hit when “Party Doll” topped the US singles chart. Knox would go on to score four more US Top 40 hits between 1957 and 1961. Jerry Allison, drummer for The Crickets, stated in an interview that the drum on Party Doll (which he said was played on a cardboard box) was the inspiration for the drum sound he used for “Not Fade Away.” #ROCkabillyHop #PartyDoll #BuddyKnox #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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