Category: On This Day…

April 28, 1964 – Elvis Presley releases the song “Viva Las Vegas” backed with “What’d I Say.” Recorded a year earlier for the movie “Viva Las Vegas” the two songs would chart separately, “Viva Las Vegas” peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. and “What’d I Say” reaching #21. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #VivaLasVegas #WhatdISay #RocHop
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April 28, 1957 – Bill Haley and His Comets appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The band belts out “40 Cups Of Coffee” and “Rudy’s Rock.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #40CupsOfCoffee #RudysRock @billhaleymusic #BillHaley
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April 27, 1958 – The Everly Brothers sing “All I Have To Do Is Dream” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on CBS-TV. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #AllIHaveToDoIsDream
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April 26, 1938 – Duane Eddy, rock and roll guitarist, is born in Corning, New York. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records that were noted for their characteristically “twangy” sound, including “Rebel Rouser,” “Peter Gunn,” and “Because They’re Young.” “Rebel Rouser” was Eddy’s breakthrough hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Selling over one million copies, earning Eddy his first gold disc. #ROCkabillyHop @DuaneEddy #TwangThang #RocHop #Rebel Rouser #PeterGunn #BecauseTheyreYoung
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April 25, 1977 – Elvis Presley made the last recordings of his life during a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Centre. Three songs from the show appeared on the posthumously released Presley album, “Moody Blue.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #RocHop #MoodyBlue
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April 25, 1963 – Bobby Rydell celebrates his twenty-first birthday a day early at a party thrown by his manager at the Luau 400 Club in New York City. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BobbyRydell Luau400Club
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April 25, 1954 – Johnnie Ray was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Such A Night.” The singer’s first of three UK #1s. He became deaf in his right ear aged 13 after an accident and would later perform wearing a hearing aid. Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 music video for “Come On Eileen,” used footage of Ray from 1954. The lyrics of the song say, “Poor old Johnnie Ray sounded sad upon the radio / he moved a million hearts in mono.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JohnnieRay #SuchANight
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April 25, 1933 – Jerry Leiber, of Leiber and Stoller, was born Jerome Leiber in Baltimore, Maryland. Leiber was a songwriter and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees, and Cliff Richard. Among Leiber’s and Stoller’s hit songs: “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “King Creole,” “Don’t,” “There Goes My Baby,” “Searchin’,” “Yakety Yak,” and “Kansas City.” @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday #RocHop #HoundDog #JailhouseRock #KingCreole #Dont #ThereGoesMyBaby #Searchin #YaketyYak #KansasCity
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April 24, 1963 – Peggy March makes her national television debut on NBC-TV’s “The Perry Como Show” singing “I Will Follow Him” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #IWillFollowHim #LittlePeggyMarch #PeggyMarch
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April 24, 1963 – Eighteen-year-old Brenda Lee marries nineteen-year-old Ronnie Shacklett in Nashville. Shacklett is the son of Nashville City Councilman Earl Shacklett. The wedding takes place at Radnor Church of Christ and the couple will honeymoon in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BrendaLee #JumpTheBroomstick #LittleMissDynamite
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