Author: Keith Saturn

December 14, 1966 – The Elvis Presley film “Spinout,” co-starring Shelley Fabares, premieres. In this flick, the King plays Mike McCoy, the lead singer for a band combo and part-time racecar driver trying to get by when he is pursued by a trio of very different women who want his hand in marriage. Spinout crossed the finish line at #57 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of the year. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis @ElvisPresley #Spinout
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December 14, 1932 – Charlie Rich was born Charles Allan Rich, in Colt, Arkansas. Best known for his country hits, Rich recorded some rockabilly back in the day. In the latter part of his life Rich acquired the nickname “The Silver Fox.” #ROCkabillyHop #CharlieRich #TheSilverFox #HappyBirthday
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December 13, 1962 – Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Return To Sender’, his 13th UK No.1. Elvis performed ‘Return To Sender’ in the film Girls! Girls! Girls!. The opening bars and backing on baritone saxophone was performed by Bobby Keys. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis #theKing @ElvisPresley #ReturnToSender
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December 13, 1956 – In a year when he had eleven US Top 40 hits, Elvis Presley endures a rare miss when a song called “Paralyzed” peaks at #78 during a one week stay. In the UK however, the record would reach #8 in August, 1957. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #Paralyzed
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December 12, 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis marries his second cousin, Myra Gale Brown, in Hernando, Mississippi. She’s the daughter of J.W. Brown, his bass player and cousin. Myra is 13 years old, though she claims in the marriage license to be 20. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #JerryLeeLewis
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December 12, 1955 – Bill Haley and His Comets record “See You Later Alligator.” It would become Haley’s third and final million-selling single, although it did not hit the top of the American charts. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #SeeYouLaterAlligator
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December 11, 1961 – Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Blue Hawaii’, his seventh US No.1 album. It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Presley. In the United States, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Pop LPs chart. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis @ElvisPresley #BlueHawaii
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December 11, 1958 – In a letter to his parents, Buddy Holly relates: “I’ve been writing a few songs. Some of them are fairly good. The best one to date is a ‘top secret’ one titled ‘Peggy Sue Got Married.’ Please don’t mention it to anyone either. I want it to be a complete surprise.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #PeggySueGotMarried
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December 10, 1991 – Alan Freed, the disc jockey who coined the phrase “rock and roll,” is posthumously awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #RockAndRoll
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December 10, 1949 – Fats Domino recorded his first tracks for Imperial Records at J&M Studio in New Orleans, “Detroit City Blues,” backed with “The Fat Man.” The B-side becomes the hit, the first of many for Domino. “The Fat Man” later became his nickname. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino
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