Month: March 2023

March 19, 1960 – Bobby Darin

March 19, 1960 – Bobby Darin appears on “The Dick Clark Show” singing “Beyond The Sea” and dances with a couple of young ladies from the audience. Freddy Cannon, Dorsey Burnette, and The Contours also appear on this day. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClarkShow @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #BeyondTheSea #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 18, 2017 – Chuck Berry

March 18, 2017 – Chuck Berry died aged 90 at his home in suburban St. Louis. The American guitarist, singer, and songwriter was one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll Music” (1957), and “Johnny B. Goode” (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #Maybellene #RollOverBeethoven #RockandRollMusic #JohnnyBGoode #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 18, 1959 – Ricky Nelson

March 18, 1959 – The movie “Rio Bravo” with Ricky Nelson, John Wayne, and Dean Martin opens nationally. Nelson plays a young gunslinger who teams up with a drunken former deputy, played by Dean Martin, and the Sheriff, played by John Wayne, to bring law and order to a frontier town. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #RioBravo #RickyNelson #JohnWayne#DeanMartin #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 18, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis

March 18, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the first artist to sing three songs on an episode of American Bandstand. He sings, not lip-synchs, “You Win Again” “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ On” and “Breathless.” @JerryLeeLewis #JerryLeeLewis #YouWinAgain #WholeLottaShakinGoinOn #Breathless #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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March 17, 1978 – Alan Freed

March 17, 1978 – The Alan Freed biopic “American Hot Wax,” widely considered one of the best Rock and Roll movies of all time, premiered in New York City, featuring appearances and performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #JerryLeeLewis #ChuckBerry #ScreaminJayHawkins #AmericanHotWax #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll

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March 17, 1957 – Elvis Presley

March 17, 1957 – Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Mrs. Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. The 23-room, 10,000-square-foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to 17,552 square feet of living space before the king moved in a few weeks later. The original building had once been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church, and was named after the builder’s daughter, Grace Toof. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #Graceland #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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