Author: Keith Saturn

January 6, 1958 – “At The Hop” by Danny and the Juniors hits #1 for the first of seven weeks. The song was released in the fall of 1957 and would become one of the top-selling singles of 1958. #ROCkabillyHop #AtTheHop #DannyAndTheJuniors
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January 6, 1957 – Elvis makes his third and final appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Careful camera work ensures that “Elvis the Pelvis” is only seen from the waist up! #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis @EdSullivanShow #theKing
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January 6, 1955 – Buddy Holly saw Elvis Presley sing in Lubbock inspiring him to incorporate a rockabilly style into his music, which gradually evolved into rock and roll. Waylon Jennings, future Buddy Holly bassist and “outlaw” Country star, meets Elvis for the first time at this show in Lubbock, TX. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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January 5, 1923 – Record producer Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records (which launched careers for Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash), is born in Florence, Alabama. @sunrecords #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday
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January 4, 1957 – Elvis Presley reports for his pre-induction Army physical in Memphis. The Colonel was quite concerned that by joining Uncle Sam’s Army, Presley’s career would be over. Elvis was officially drafted on March 24th,1958 and told reporters: “The Army can do anything it wants with me.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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January 4, 1954 – Four days before his 20th birthday, a young truck driver named Elvis Presley pays to record two songs, ‘Casual Love Affair ‘and ‘I’ll Never Stand In Your Way’, at the Memphis Recording Service. It’s his second visit, and this time MRS head Sam Phillips gets his number and later calls him to record for his Sun label. #ROCkabillyHop @sunrecords @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #CasualLoveAffair #IllNeverStandInYourWay
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January 3, 1987 – The second class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced, and it includes Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. @EddieCochran_ @billhaleymusic @bodiddley @RickyNelsonRem @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #ROCkabillyHop
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January 3, 1957 – Fats Domino records “I’m Walking.” it spent almost a half-year on the Top 100 peaking at number four, and in March it spent six weeks at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart. @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #ImWalking
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January 3, 1955 – Elvis plays a show at the Von Theater in Booneville, Mississippi, where he is advertised as “The Folk Music Fireball.” The 20 year-old singer was still just a regional star. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #FolkMusicFireball
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January 2, 1965 – Elvis Presley went to Number 1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack from ‘Roustabout,’ Presley’s eighth Number 1 album. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #Roustabout
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