Month: March 2023

March 5, 1960 – At 9:15 am, Elvis Presley is officially discharged from the United States military at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He will remain on reserve for another four years. He collects a final paycheck of nine dollars and eighty-one cents and boards a train for Memphis. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #USArmy #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 5, 1955 – Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show ‘Louisiana Hayride’ on KWKH TV, broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LouisianaHayride #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 4, 1973 – Elvis Presley releases “Steamroller Blues” b/w “Fool.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #SteamrollerBlues #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 4, 1963 – The Beach Boys release “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” a reworking of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #BeachBoys #SurfinUSA #SweetLittleSixteen #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 4, 1962 – Fats Domino performs “Jambalaya” & “Let The Four Winds Blow” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #Jambalaya #LetTheFourWindsBlow” #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 3, 1959 – Chuck Berry performs “Almost Grown” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #AlmostGrown #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 3, 1957 – Chicago’s Catholic Diocese bans rock and roll from all school functions. Within days sales of rock and roll records in Chicago go through the roof. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #Chicago
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March 2, 1961 – The Everly Brothers had their third UK #1 single with “Walk Right Back,” a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #WalkRightBack #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 2, 1960 – Jack Scott sings “Burning Bridges” and “What In the World’s Come Over You” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #JackScott #BurningBridges #WhatInTheWorldsComeOverYou @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 2, 1958 – Sam Cooke appears on “The Steve Allen Show” on NBC-TV performing “Ol’ Man River,” one of the cuts off of his first Keen Records LP. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #SteveAllenShow #OlManRiver #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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