Category: On This Day…

March 3, 1959 – Chuck Berry performs “Almost Grown” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #AlmostGrown
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March 3, 1957 – Chicago’s Catholic Diocese bans rock and roll from all school functions. Within days sales of rock and roll records in Chicago go through the roof. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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March 2, 1958 – Sam Cooke appears on “The Steve Allen Show” on NBC-TV performing “Ol’ Man River,” one of the cuts off of his first Keen Records LP. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #SteveAllenShow #OlManRiver #RocHop
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March 2, 1955, Bo Diddley had his first recording session at Universal Recording Studio in Chicago, where he laid down “Bo Diddley,” which went on the top of the US R&B chart by the following June. @BoDiddley #ROCkabillyHop #BoDiddley #RocHop
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March 1, 1968 – Johnny Cash married June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family. #ROCkabillyHop @JohnnyCash #JohnnyCash #ManInBlack #RocHop
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March 1, 1958 – In what would prove to be a major influence on the burgeoning British rock scene, Buddy Holly and the Crickets begin their first and only UK tour at London’s Trocadero Club, playing 25 dates of two sets a night. Also on the bill was Gary Miller, The Tanner Sisters, Des O’Connor, The Montanas, Ronnie Keene & His Orchestra. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop
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March 1, 1957 – “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” the second single by Jerry Lee Lewis, is released on Sun Records. The single reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B record charts. It also hit #1 on the country charts and #8 in the UK. @JerryLeeLewis #JerryLeeLewis #ROCkabillyHop #WholeLottaShakinGoinOn #RocHop
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March 1, 1957 – The Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records and recorded “Bye Bye Love,” establishing their signature sound: acoustic guitars and Appalachian harmonies over a rock beat. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #ByeByeLove #RocHop
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March 1, 1957 – Chuck Berry releases “School Days” on Chess Records. It became his biggest hit to date, peaking at #3. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #SchoolDays #RocHop
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February 29, 1960 – Bobby Darin’s “Beyond The Sea” crests on the American charts at #6. The song is an English translation of “La Mer,” a French song from the 1940s. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #BeyondTheSea #RocHop
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