Month: July 2023

July 5, 1962 – Little Eva sings “Loco-Motion” on “American Bandstand.” “The Loco-Motion” was also the second song to reach #1 by two different musical acts in America. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #LittleEva #LocoMotion
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July 5, 1955 – Chuck Berry’s song “Maybellene” is copyrighted in Berry’s name alone, but Alan Freed’s name is added as a form of payola. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #Maybellene #AlanFreed
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July 5, 1954 – Elvis Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, and bassist Bill Black while clowning around at Sun, begin to play Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s “That’s All Right (Mama).” Hearing something he likes, Sam Phillips orders them to replicate it again and again. That same day, the trio begins working on a fast cover of the bluegrass standard “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” Scotty is heard saying they’d be run out of town for such a bluesy rendition of a beloved standard. It proved to be a landmark in both rock n’ roll and, very specifically, rockabilly. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ThatsAllRight #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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July 4, 1959 – Clyde McPhatter is spotlighted on “The Dick Clark Show” performing “Since You’ve Been Gone.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #SinceYouveBeenGone #ClydeMcPhatter @dickclarkprod #DickClark
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July 4, 1955 – Gene Vincent’s leg is crushed when his motorcycle is struck by a car in Franklin, Virginia. The accident left him with a permanent limp and ended his career in the Navy. #ROCkabillyHop @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #USNavy
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July 4, 1933 – Baker Knight was born “Thomas Baker Knight Jr.” in Birmingham, AL. His best-known compositions were “Lonesome Town,” “The Wonder of You,” and “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time.” A songwriter and musician, his songs have been recorded by Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis. #ROCkabillyHop #RickyNelson @RickyNelsonRem @ElvisPresley @jerryleelewis #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #HappyBirthday #BakerKnight
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July 3, 1957 – The self-titled debut album by Ray Charles is released. #ROCkabillyHop #RayCharles #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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July 3, 1956 – Elvis Presley meets Gene Vincent at Grand Central Station in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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July 1, 1989 – The film biography Great Balls of Fire, with Dennis Quaid in the role of Jerry Lee Lewis, opens across the U.S. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire #DennisQuaid @DennisQuaid #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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July 1, 1957 – Buddy Holly records “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy,” “Listen To Me,” and “I’m Gonna Love You Too” in Clovis, NM. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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