April 25, 1977 – Elvis Presley made the last recordings of his life during a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Centre. Three songs from the show appeared on the posthumously released Presley album, “Moody Blue.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #RocHop #MoodyBlue #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: April 25, 2023
April 25, 1954 – Johnnie Ray
April 25, 1954 – Johnnie Ray was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Such A Night.” The singer’s first of three UK #1s. He became deaf in his right ear aged 13 after an accident and would later perform wearing a hearing aid. Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 music video for “Come On Eileen,” used footage of Ray from 1954. The lyrics of the song say, “Poor old Johnnie Ray sounded sad upon the radio / he moved a million hearts in mono.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JohnnieRay #SuchANight #OTD #RockNRollhttps://amzn.to/3wFImsm
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April 25, 1963 – Bobby Rydell
April 25, 1963 – Bobby Rydell celebrates his twenty-first birthday a day early at a party thrown by his manager at the Luau 400 Club in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BobbyRydell Luau400Club #OTD #RockNRoll
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April 25, 1933 – Jerry Leiber
April 25, 1933 – Jerry Leiber, of Leiber and Stoller, was born Jerome Leiber in Baltimore, Maryland. Leiber was a songwriter and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees, and Cliff Richard. Among Leiber’s and Stoller’s hit songs: “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “King Creole,” “Don’t,” “There Goes My Baby,” “Searchin’,” “Yakety Yak,” and “Kansas City.” @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday #RocHop #JerryLeiber #LeiberAndStoller #HoundDog #JailhouseRock #KingCreole #Dont #ThereGoesMyBaby #Searchin #YaketyYak #KansasCity #OTD #RockNRoll
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