May 25, 1961 – Ral Donner records “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got.” It would be his biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #25 on the UK charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RalDonner #YouDontKnowWhatYouveGot
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Day: May 25, 2023
May 25, 1960 – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
May 25, 1960 – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones are “American Bandstand’s” musical guests. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JoeBennett #Sparkletones
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May 25, 1960 – Ricky Nelson
May 25, 1960 – Ricky Nelson sings “Ain’t Nothing But Love” on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem #OzzieAndHarriet #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #AintNothingButLove
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May 25, 1958 – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
May 25, 1958 – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #FrankieLymon
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May 25, 1957 – Fats Domino
May 25, 1957 – Fats Domino performs “Valley Of Tears,” “It’s You I Love,” and “I’m Walkin'” on “The Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #FatsDomino #ValleyOfTears #ItsYouILove #ImWalkin #PerryComo @RealFatsDomino
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May 25, 1927 – Norman Petty
May 25, 1927 – Norman Petty, recording engineer for Buddy Holly, is born in Clovis, New Mexico. He’ll also produce hits for Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings. #ROCHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #NormanPetty #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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