Category: On This Day…

April 10, 1961 – Del Shannon performs “Runaway” on “American Bandstand.” The appearance helped to catapult the song to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four weeks. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #DelShannon #Runaway
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April 10, 1960 – The Everly Brothers appear on the ATV program “Sunday Night at the Palladium” in London, England. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt
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April 10, 1959 – Brian Setzer was born in Massapequa, New York. Guitarist and singer for The Stray Cats, known for songs like “Runaway Boys,” and “Stray Cat Strut.” He went on to explore big band-style arrangements with the Brian Setzer Orchestra. #HappyBirthday #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #BrianSetzer @briansetzer59 #StrayCatStrut #RunawayBoys
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April 10, 1957 – “I’m Walking” by Ricky Nelson is heard on ABC-TV’s “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @RickyNelsonRem #RickyNelson #ImWalking #OzzieAndHarriet
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April 10th, 1921 – Actor and Singer Sheb Wooley was born Shelby Fredrick Wooley in Erick, Oklahoma. Wooley is known for his 1958 US #1 & UK #12 single, “The Purple People Eater”, and playing Pete Nolan in the TV series “Rawhide.” #HappyBirthday #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #ShebWooley #PurplePeopleEater #Rawhide
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April 9, 1960 – Dion and the Belmonts sing “Where and When” and “When You Wish Upon a Star” on “The Dick Clark Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #DionAndTheBelmonts #WhereAndWhen #WhenYouWishUponAStar
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April 9, 1932 – Singer-songwriter Carl Perkins was born on this day in Tiptonville, Tennessee. He had the 1956 US #2 and UK #10 single “Blue Suede Shoes.” Perkins’ songs were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Johnny Cash. Paul McCartney claimed that “if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.” #ROCkabillyHop #BlueSuedeShoes @SunRecords #CarlPerkins #RocHop #HappyBirthday #RocHop
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April 8, 1960 – Elvis Presley releases his tenth album, “Elvis Is Back!” which would top the UK Albums Chart and reach #2 in Billboard’s Top LPs. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #ElvisIsBack #RocHop
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April 7, 2015 – Don McLean’s original manuscript to his lyric for “American Pie” sells at auction for $1.2 million. Says McLean: “I thought it would be interesting as I reach age 70 to release this work product on the song ‘American Pie’ so that anyone who might be interested will learn that this song was not a parlor game.” @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @donmcleanonline #AmericanPie #RocHop
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April 7, 1965 – The Elvis movie “Girl Happy” opens and is the 25th top-grossing film of the year. The soundtrack hits #8, while the single “Crying in the Chapel” hits #3. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GirlHappy #CryingInTheChapel #RocHop
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