June 18, 1960 – The Hollywood Argyles perform “Alley-Oop” on ABC-TV’s “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show” broadcast from Hollywood. Other Guests include Jimmy Rodgers, The Crosby Brothers (Bing Crosby’s Sons,) and the Safaris. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #JimmyRodgers #HollywoodArgyles #TheCrosbyBrothers #Safaris
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June 17, 1964 – Elvis Presley
June 17, 1964 – “Viva Las Vegas” starring Elvis Presley opens nationally and goes to #14 at the box office. It’s one of the better movies from Elvis in the ’60s and the songs on this record are better as well. By the end of the year, it was #11, outranking The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” and becoming Elvis’ highest-grossing film ever. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #VivaLasVegas
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June 17, 1961 – Elvis Presley
June 17, 1961 – “Something For Everybody” the thirteenth album by Elvis Presley, was released on RCA Victor in mono and stereo. Recording sessions took place on November 8, 1960, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, and on March 12, 1961, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It peaked at #1 on the Top Pop Albums chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #SomethingForEverybody
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June 16, 1962 – Gene Pitney
June 16, 1962 – “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” by Gene Pitney peaks at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although Paramount Pictures paid for the recording of the song, it was not used in the movie of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #GenePitney #TheManWhoShot #LibertyValance
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June 15, 1963 – Kyu Sakamoto
June 15, 1963 – “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto peaks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The original title “Ue o Muite Arukō” translates to “I Look Up as I Walk” in English. The song was released in English-speaking countries as “Sukiyaki”, the name of a Japanese hot-pot dish with cooked beef. The word sukiyaki does not appear in the song’s lyrics, nor does it have any connection to them; it was used only because it was short, catchy, recognizably Japanese, and more familiar to English speakers. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Sukiyaki #KyuSakamoto
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June 15, 1963 – The Dovells
June 15, 1963 – “You Can’t Sit Down” by The Dovells takes a seat at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. “You Can’t Sit Down” was their second, and final top ten hit as a group. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #YouCantSitDown #Dovells
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June 15, 1959 – Lloyd Price
June 15, 1959 – “Personality” by Lloyd Price peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed for three weeks. Although blocked from the #1 spot by Johnny Horton’s “Battle of New Orleans,” it did spend four weeks at #1 on the R&B Chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Personality #LloydPrice
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June 14, 1958 – The Everly Brothers
June 14, 1958 – The Everly Brothers appear on “The Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #PerryComo
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June 14, 1951 – Bill Haley and His Saddlemen
June 14, 1951 – Bill Haley and His Saddlemen record their version of “Rocket 88”, combining the rhythm and blues arrangement of the version recorded in early March by Jackie Brentson with country music trappings. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #Saddlemen #Rocket88
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June 13, 1964 – Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas
June 13, 1964 – “Little Children” by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas peaks at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #LittleChildren #BillyJKramer
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