February 24, 1957 – Buddy Holly

February 24, 1957 – Buddy Holly travels to the Norman Petty Studio in Clovis, N.M., and records “I’m Looking For Someone To Love” and the hit version of “That’ll Be The Day.” Holly sings and plays lead guitar; Larry Welborn plays bass; Allison plays drums; and Niki Sullivan, Gary Tollett and Ramona Tollett sing background vocals on “That’ll Be The Day.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock.
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February 22, 1956 – Elvis Presley

February 22, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” enters the charts. It was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton (Hoyt Axton’s mother.) Ironically, Mae Boren Axton demoed the song for Elvis in his hotel room at the November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HeartbreakHotel #RocHop
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February 20, 1993 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets

February 20, 1993 – More than 34 years after his death, Buddy Holly and The Crickets had the #1 album on the UK chart with the “Words of Love” compilation album. Holly reached the Top 10 of the UK album chart for five straight decades. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WordsOfLove #RocHop
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February 20, 1967 – Elvis Presley

February 20, 1967 – Elvis Presley releases “How Great Thou Art,” it was his first non-soundtrack album recording of new material since 1962’s Pot Luck and his first album release not to include any soundtrack recordings since His Hand in Mine in 1960. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HowGreatThouArt #RocHop
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February 20, 1958 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets

February 20, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets join The Big Gold Records Stars tour (informally known as The Florida Tour.) The tour also stars the Everly Brothers, Bill Haley and The Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Royalteens. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #RocHop
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