Month: March 2023

March 12, 1917 – Leonard Chess, the co-founder of Chess Records, was born “Lejzor Shmuel Czyż” in Motal, Poland. #ROCkabillyHop #ChessRecords #LeonardChess #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 11, 1958 – Following a performance in Birmingham, England, a review reads: “Buddy Holly, leader of the group, is a studious-looking young man who totes his electric guitar like a sawn-off shot-gun and carries around a giant-sized amplifier which even made the Town Hall organ pipes flinch. Mr. Holly is 70 per cent of the act. He plays and sings with brash exuberance, and adds a few Presley-like wiggles which had the teenage audience squealing with delight. The rest of the group consists of a bass player whose ability was lost in the noise and a drummer who plays with sledge-hammer precision.” @buddyholly #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll Source: @BuddyHollyCtr
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March 10, 1959 – Elvis Presley released “I Need Your Love Tonight/A Fool Such as I,” with advance orders of one million. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #INeedYourLoveTonight #AFoolSuchAsI #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 10, 1958 – Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” hits #1 on the US R&B chart. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #SweetLittleSixteen #ChuckBerry #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 9, 1960 – The Mystics sing “Hushabye” on “American Bandstand.” Released in May of 1959, “Hushabye” spent nine weeks on the national chart that spring and summer, where it climbed to #20. #ROCkabillyHop #Mystics #Hushabye #AmericanBandstand @dickclarkprod #DickClark #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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March 9, 1958 – Gene Vincent wraps up filming his part in the movie “Hot Rod Gang.” The movie featured four songs by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps; “Dance In The Street,” “Baby Blue,” “Lovely Loretta,” and “Dance To The Bop.” #ROCkabillyHop @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent #RocHop #DanceInTheStreet #BabyBlue #LovelyLoretta #DanceToTheBop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 9, 1958 – The Everly Brothers sing “Wake Up Little Susie” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” “Wake Up Little Susie” would hit #1 despite being banned in Boston and other cities. “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was released on their 1958 self-titled debut album, and was a sped-up version of Gene Vincent’s song of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #WakeUpLittleSusie #BeBopALula #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 9, 1956 – “Slippin’ and Slidin'” the flip side of Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” is picked number one new record on NBC radio’s “National Jukebox Fan Club.” Little Richard’s song is a cover of “I’m Wise” by Eddie Bo who had written new lyrics to “I Got the Blues for You” by Al Collins. #ROCkabillyHop @LittleRichard_ #LittleRichard #SlippinAndSlidin #LongTallSally #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 8, 1968 – Elvis Presley’s 26th movie, “Stay Away Joe” opens to mixed reviews and is #65 for the year. The comedy features Elvis as a Native American rodeo champion with Burgess Meredith as his father. Songs include “U.S. Male.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #StayAwayJoe #USMale #BurgessMeredith #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll https://amzn.to/3jA97d5

March 8, 1962 – Roy Orbison’s “Dream Baby” hits the UK chart. Elvis Presley admitted that Roy was the greatest singer living. Roy also Penned: “Pretty Woman” and “You’re No Good!” #ROCkabillyHop @RoyOrbison @RoyOrbisonJr #RoyOrbison #DreamBaby #PrettyWoman #YoureNoGood #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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