Category: On This Day…

March 9, 1958 – Gene Vincent wraps up filming his part in the movie “Hot Rod Gang.” The movie featured four songs by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps; “Dance In The Street,” “Baby Blue,” “Lovely Loretta,” and “Dance To The Bop.” #ROCkabillyHop @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent #RocHop #DanceInTheStreet #BabyBlue #LovelyLoretta #DanceToTheBop
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March 9, 1958 – The Everly Brothers sing “Wake Up Little Susie” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” “Wake Up Little Susie” would hit #1 despite being banned in Boston and other cities. “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was released on their 1958 self-titled debut album, and was a sped up version of Gene Vincent’s song of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #WakeUpLittleSusie #BeBopALula
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March 9, 1956 – “Slippin’ and Slidin'” the flip side of Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” is picked number one new record on NBC radio’s “National Jukebox Fan Club.” Little Richard’s song is a cover of “I’m Wise” by Eddie Bo who had written new lyrics to “I Got the Blues for You” by Al Collins. #ROCkabillyHop @LittleRichard_ #LittleRichard #SlippinAndSlidin #LongTallSally #RocHop
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March 8, 1968 – Elvis’ 26th movie, “Stay Away Joe” opens to mixed reviews and is #65 for the year. The comedy features Elvis as a Native American rodeo champion with Burgess Meredith as his father. Songs include “U.S. Male.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #StayAwayJoe #USMale #BurgessMeredith #RocHop
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March 8, 1962 – Roy Orbison’s “Dream Baby” hits the UK chart. Elvis Presley admitted that Roy was the greatest singer living. Roy also Penned: “Pretty Woman” and “You’re No Good!” #ROCkabillyHop @RoyOrbison @RoyOrbisonJr #RoyOrbison #DreamBaby #PrettyWoman #YoureNoGood #RocHop
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March 8, 1962 – Rick Nelson sings “Young World” on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” The song was released as a single the same year on Imperial Records. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @RickyNelsonRem #RickyNelson #OzzieAndHarriet #YoungWorld
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March 8, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis appears on “The Dick Clark Show” and sings “Breathless” and “You Win Again.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #TheDickClarkShow @JerryLeeLewis #Breathless #YouWinAgain #JerryLeeLewis
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March 7, 1968 – Elvis Presley records “Wonderful World,” “Edge Of Reality,” and “A Little Less Conversation” for the “Live A Little Love A Little” movie soundtrack. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #WonderfulWorld #EdgeOfReality #ALittleLessConversation #LiveALittleLoveALittle #RocHop
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March 7, 1956 – Carl Perkins hits the US R&B chart with Blue Suede Shoes, the first country and western hit to make the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #CarlPerkins #BlueSuedeShoes #RocHop
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March 6, 1982 – Today’s issue of Billboard breaks the news that Dick Clark has donated the American Bandstand podium to the Smithsonian Institution. #ROCkabillyHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #RocHop
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