Author: Keith Saturn

January 10, 1927 – Johnnie Ray is born John Alvin Ray in Hopewell, Oregon. He becomes one of the most popular performers of the ’50s, his career waning with the rise of rock and roll. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieRay #HappyBirthday
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January 9, 1962 – Sam Cooke Released “Twisting The Night Away” as a single backed with “You Send Me.” The single would go on to hold the #9 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, #1 on the R&B chart, and #6 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #TwistinTheNightAway #YouSendMe
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January 8, 1993 – Shortly after midnight on what would have been Elvis’s 58th birthday, a 29-cent postage stamp with his image is officially dedicated at a Graceland ceremony. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #USPS
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January 8, 1960 – Eddie Cochran records “Three Steps To Heaven,” which turns out to be his final recording session and his only #1 hit single in the UK. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #ThreeStepsToHeaven
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January 8, 1958 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets joined The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Paul Anka, Jimmie Rodgers, Danny and the Juniors, and others on the America’s Greatest Teenage Recording Stars tour. The tour opens at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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January 8, 1957 – Bill Haley & His Comets started the first ever ‘rock & roll tour’ of Australia, playing two sold out nights in Sydney. Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys opened the show, which also featured Big Joe Turner, LaVerne Baker, and The Platters, with the headlining Comets closing the show. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley
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January 8, 1935 – In Tupelo, Mississippi, shortly before dawn, in a two-room house built by her husband, Vernon Presley, and her brother-in-law, Gladys Presley gives birth to twin sons. The first, Jessie Garon, is born stillborn. The second, Elvis Aaron, is born alive and healthy. Elvis would be their only child. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #HappyBirthday
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January 7, 1955, ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and his Comets, entered the UK chart for the first time. The original full title of the song was ‘We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!’ and is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales over 25m. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #RockAroundTheClock
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January 7, 1950 – Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer” was number one in Santa’s lineup and on the charts. #ROCkabillyHop #GeneAutry #RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer
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January 6, 1958 – “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis hits #2, where it stays for four weeks before dropping down. It is held out of the top spot all four weeks by “At The Hop” by Danny & the Juniors. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire
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