May 24, 1962 – The Everly Brothers are discharged from the Marines. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #USMC #RocHop
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May 23, 1962 – Elvis Presley
May 23, 1962 – Elvis Presley’s ninth film, “Follow That Dream,” opens. The film reached #5 on the Variety weekly Box Office Survey, staying on the chart for three weeks, and finishing at #33 on the year-end list of the top-grossing movies of 1962. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #FollowThatDream
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May 23, 1961 – Little Caesar and the Romans
May 23, 1961 – Little Caesar and the Romans sing “Those Oldies But Goodies” on American Bandstand. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #LittleCaesarAndTheRomans #ThoseOldiesButGoodies
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May 23, 1960 – The Everly Brothers
May 23, 1960 – “Cathy’s Clown” by The Everly Brothers hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks. In the UK, it has been at #1 since May 11, making it the first song to top both charts at the same time. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #CathysClown #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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May 22, 1961 – Ernie K-Doe
May 22, 1961 – The Ernie K-Doe song “Mother-in-Law” moved into the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and moved back out after one week. #ROCkabillyHop #ErnieKDoe #MotherinLaw #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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May 22, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis
May 22, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in London for a tour. When a reporter for the Daily Mail notices a young girl in the entourage, he asks her who she is. “I’m Jerry Lee’s wife,” she replies. Word spreads that Lewis has married his 13-year-old second cousin, Myra Gale Brown. A scandal erupts over his marriage, as well as his two prior divorces. Lewis is booed offstage, the tour is canceled after three shows, and he returns to the U.S. to find himself mired in controversy. #ROCkabillyHop @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #TheKiller
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May 22, 1955 – Fats Domino
May 22, 1955 – Police cancel a Fats Domino show at the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport, Connecticut, fearing his music will lead to a riot. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #RocHop
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May 21, 1956 – Elvis Presley
May 21, 1956 – During a show at the Municipal Auditorium in Topeka, KS, 2,500 Elvis fans storm the stage. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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May 21, 1955 – Chuck Berry
May 21, 1955 – Chuck Berry records “Maybellene,” his version of “Ida Red.” It would become one of the first records to be successful on rhythm & blues, country & western, and pop charts at the same time. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #Maybellene #ChuckBerry
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May 20, 1954 – Bill Haley and His Comets
May 20, 1954 – Bill Haley and His Comets released “Rock Around The Clock” for the first time. It stalls on the charts, but becomes a hit a year later when it is used in the movie Blackboard Jungle. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #BlackboardJungle #RockAroundTheClock
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