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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Month: May 2023
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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May 24, 1963 – Skeeter Davis
May 24, 1963 – Skeeter Davis sings “End of the World” on American Bandstand. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #SkeeterDavis #EndOfTheWorld
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May 24, 1962 – The Everly Brothers
May 24, 1962 – The Everly Brothers are discharged from the Marines. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #USMC #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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May 23, 1962 – Elvis Presley
May 23, 1962 – Elvis Presley’s ninth film, “Follow That Dream,” opens. The film reached #5 on the Variety weekly Box Office Survey, staying on the chart for three weeks, and finishing at #33 on the year-end list of the top-grossing movies of 1962. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #FollowThatDream #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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May 23, 1961 – Little Caesar and the Romans
May 23, 1961 – Little Caesar and the Romans sing “Those Oldies But Goodies” on American Bandstand. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #LittleCaesarAndTheRomans #ThoseOldiesButGoodies
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May 23, 1960 – The Everly Brothers
May 23, 1960 – “Cathy’s Clown” by The Everly Brothers hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks. In the UK, it has been at #1 since May 11, making it the first song to top both charts at the same time. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #CathysClown #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #Billboard #Hot100
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May 22, 1961 – Ernie K-Doe
May 22, 1961 – The Ernie K-Doe song “Mother-in-Law” moved into the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and moved back out after one week. #ROCkabillyHop #ErnieKDoe #MotherinLaw #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #Billboard #Hot100
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May 22, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis
May 22, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in London for a tour. When a reporter for the Daily Mail notices a young girl in the entourage, he asks her who she is. “I’m Jerry Lee’s wife,” she replies. Word spreads that Lewis has married his 13-year-old second cousin, Myra Gale Brown. A scandal erupts over his marriage, as well as his two prior divorces. Lewis is booed offstage, the tour is canceled after three shows, and he returns to the U.S. to find himself mired in controversy. #ROCkabillyHop @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #TheKiller #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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