May 3, 1957 – Elvis records “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care”, written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #BabyIDontCare #RocHop #JailhouseRock
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May 2, 1960 – Elvis Presley
May 2, 1960 – Production begins on Elvis Presley’s first post-Army movie, G.I. Blues. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GIBlues #RocHop
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May 2, 1929 – Link Wray
May 2, 1929 – Rock and roll guitarist Link Wray is born “Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.” in Dunn, North Carolina. Wray is best known for the 1958 instrumental “Rumble” which he improvised when asked to play a “stroll.” A Native American who identified as “Shawnee,” Wray was placed at #45 of the top 100 greatest guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine. #ROCkabillyHop #LinkWray @Link_Wray #Rumble #RocHop
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May 1, 1972 – Chuck Berry
May 1, 1972 – “The London Chuck Berry Sessions” album is released, including the novelty song “My Ding-a-Ling.” The album became Berry’s best seller, reaching #8 on the Billboard chart. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #RocHop
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May 1, 1961 – Neil Sedaka
May 1, 1961 – Neil Sedaka sings “Little Devil” on “American Bandstand.” His follow up single to “Calendar Girl,” “Little Devil” falls sinfully short of the Top Ten, peaking at #11 on Billboard’s charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #NeilSedaka #LittleDevil
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May 1, 1961 – Jerry Lee Lewis
May 1, 1961 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ last Top Forty hit of the rock and roll era, a blistering version of Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” peaks at #30. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #WhatdISay #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller #RocHop
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May 1, 1955 – Chuck Berry
May 1, 1955 – A St. Louis guitarist named Chuck Berry is signed to Chess Records in Chicago after bluesman Muddy Waters recommends him to the label. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #ChessRecords #RocHop
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April 28, 1964 – Elvis Presley
April 28, 1964 – Elvis Presley releases the song “Viva Las Vegas” backed with “What’d I Say.” Recorded a year earlier for the movie “Viva Las Vegas” the two songs would chart separately, “Viva Las Vegas” peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. and “What’d I Say” reaching #21. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #VivaLasVegas #WhatdISay #RocHop
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April 30, 1941 – Johnny Farina
April 30, 1941 – Rock and roller Johnny Farina (of Santo and Johnny) was born “John Steven Farina” in Brooklyn, New York. Santo and Johnny are known best for their instrumental melody “Sleep Walk” which started as a regional hit that strolled right up to #1 when it was released nationally in 1959. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #HappyBirthday #SleepWalk #SantoAndJohnny
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April 30, 1943 – Bobby Vee
April 30, 1943 – Pop singer Bobby Vee is born “Robert Thomas Velline” in Fargo, North Dakota. Vee got his big break at age 15 when he and his brother threw together a band and volunteered to fill in for one night on the Winter Dance Party tour after the fatal plane crash that took Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. The show was a success! #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyVee #WinterDanceParty @RocHop
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