Author: Keith Saturn

January 17, 1943 – ’60s singer Chris Montez is born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in Los Angeles, California. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit “Let’s Dance”, which reached Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #ChrisMontez #LetsDance #RocHop
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January 16, 1960 – In Britain, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent appear together on ITV’s pop show Boy Meets Girls. All episodes of this series are believed to be lost. Please check your attic. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #BoyMeetsGirl @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” enters the pop charts where it reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TooMuch #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Little Richard records “Lucille.” Released on Specialty Records in February, the single reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart, 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #Lucille #RocHop
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January 15, 1974 – With ’50s nostalgia trending, Happy Days premieres on ABC with “Rock Around The Clock” as its theme song. #ROCkabillyHop @hwinkler4real @RealRonHoward #HappyDays #RocHop
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January 15, 1967 – The film The Fastest Guitar Alive, starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City. The film features Orbison performing seven original songs which appeared on his 1967 MGM record album of the same name. A flop with the critics, it would be the only film Orbison would star in for MGM, even though they had him under contract for five more. #ROCkabillyHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #ShebWooley #RocHop
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January 15, 1958 – The Champs release the single “Train to Nowhere,” true to the title, the song went nowhere. The B-side, however, a saxy tune called “Tequila” became a favorite of DJs. Three months later, “Tequilla” is the #1 song in America. #ROCkabillyHop #Tequila #TheChamps #TrainToNowhere #RocHop
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January 15, 1955 – During his association with the Hayride, Elvis meets “Colonel” Tom Parker, a promoter and manager connected with various acts and the “Louisiana Hayride.” Parker is also the manager for country star Hank Snow. A previous Parker client is country star Eddy Arnold. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LouisianaHayride #RocHop
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January 14, 1973 – Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii is taped at Honolulu International Center Arena. It will be seen by nearly 1.5 billion people. The show earned good ratings in the countries targeted by the live broadcast including Japan and Australia. The television special presented months later in the United States became NBC’s highest-rated program of the year. Its soundtrack album, Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite, became Presley’s last chart-topper on Billboard’s Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #AlohaFromHawaii #RocHop
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January 14, 1961 – Elvis Presley’s ‘GI Blues’ started a seven-week run at #1 on the UK chart. His third soundtrack album, it would also hold the #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Album chart for 11 weeks! #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GIBlues #RocHop
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