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November 5, 1971 – Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well known phrase: “Elvis has left the building” at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LeftTheBuilding
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November 4, 1994 – Dick Dale, riding a wave of surf-rock revival, appears on The Late Show with David Letterman. #ROCkabillyHop #DickDale #KingOfSurfGuitar
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November 4, 1990 – The musical tribute “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” opens on Broadway after a Toronto try-out and 15 previews. It ran for 225 performances at Shubert Theatre, with Paul Hipp playing Buddy Holly. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #BuddyHollyStory
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November 3, 1957 – Danny and the Juniors release “At The Hop.” Originally titled “Do The Bop” after a current dance, the song was re-written and re-named at the suggestion of Dick Clark who pointed out that dances come and go, but Hops will be around for a long time. #ROCkabillyHop #DannyAndTheJuniors #AtTheHop
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November 3, 1957 – Sun Records releases “Great Balls of Fire,” written by Otis Blackwell (who penned “Don’t Be Cruel” and others for Elvis Presley). By the second week in December, the single is ensconced in the Top Ten on the pop, country and R&B charts. It becomes the best-selling record in Sun’s history. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire
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November 3, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” on RCA Victor hit # 1 for 5 weeks #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #LoveMeTender
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November 2, 1956 – A riot breaks out at Fats Domino’s show in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with police resorting to tear gas to break up the unruly crowd. Fats jumps out of a window to avoid the melee; he and two other band members are slightly injured. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino
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November 2, 1937 – Earl “Speedoo” Carroll (of The Cadillacs, and The Coasters) is born in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop #Speedo #TheCadillacs #HappyBirthday
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November 1, 1969 – Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Suspicious Minds’, his 18th US No.1 single. A No.2 hit in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #SuspiciousMinds
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