Author: Keith Saturn

June 23, 1937 – Niki Sullivan was born in South Gate, California. Sullivan was an American rock and roll guitar player. He was one of the four original members of Buddy Holly’s band, The Crickets. Though he lost interest within a year or two of his involvement, his guitar playing was an integral part of Holly’s early success. He performed on 27 of the 32 songs Holly recorded over his brief career. He co-wrote several songs. In 2012, Sullivan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets by a special committee, aimed at correcting the mistake of not including the Crickets with Buddy Holly when he was first inducted in 1986. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #HappyBirthday #NikiSullivan
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June 22, 1963 – “Hello Stranger” by Barbara Lewis peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #HelloStranger #BarbaraLewis
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June 22, 1961 – The Elvis movie “Wild in the Country,” co-starring Hope Lange, Millie Perkins, and Tuesday Weld, opens nationally to mixed reviews. Like “Flaming Star,” it is a melodrama with limited singing by Elvis, and not one of his most successful motion pictures. Also in June, the album “Something For Everybody” is shipped. It hits the charts in July, staying for 25 weeks and spending three of those weeks at #1. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #WildInTheCountry
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June 22, 1959 – “Along Came Jones” by The Coasters peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It tells the story of Salty Sam trying to extort the deed to a ranch from Sweet Sue by placing her in life-threatening situations, only to be thwarted each time when our hero, slow walking, slow-talking, long-legged, lanky Jones comes along to rescue her. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Coasters #AlongCameJones
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June 21, 1958 – Dick Clark broadcasts his “Saturday Night Beechnut Show” remote from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Danny and the Juniors perform “At the Hop” and “Dottie.” The other guests are Janice Harper, Lou Monte, and Bill Doggett. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #DannyAndTheJuniors #AtTheHop #JaniceHarper #LouMonte #BillDoggett @dickclarkprod #DickClark
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June 20, 1960 – “Swingin’ School” by Bobby Rydell peaks at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was from the film “Because They’re Young”. Paul McCartney is said to have credited the “yeah, yeah, yeah” in “She Loves You” to the same line in “Swinging School.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #SwinginSchool #BobbyRydell
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June 20, 1953 – “Crazy Man, Crazy”, recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets, becomes the first rock and roll single to make the Billboard national American musical charts, peaking at #12. On the original record, it is credited to “Bill Haley with Haley’s Comets,” an early variant of the band’s name. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #CrazyManCrazy
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June 19-21, 1977 – Elvis Presley’s concerts are recorded by RCA and videotaped by CBS for the upcoming special “Elvis in Concert.” The footage shows quite clearly Elvis’ deteriorating condition. The special will not be shown until October 3 (after his death). #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop
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June 19, 1961 – “Moody River” by Pat Boone flows to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the title track from one of Boone’s better-selling albums. Boone sang this song as if he were in pain. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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