Day: July 1, 2023

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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July 1, 1956 – NBC’s “Steve Allen Show” capitalizes on the outrage by presenting a new, “clean” Elvis Presley, singing “Hound Dog” to an actual basset hound perched on a stool and wearing a bow tie. Backstage, Elvis explodes in fury at the Colonel for agreeing to the stunt. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HoundDog #RocHop
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