Category: On This Day…

January 23, 1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

January 23, 1986 – The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is held in New York. Among those inducted are Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #buddyholly #TheCrickets @ChuckBerry @ElvisPresley @jerryleelewis @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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January 23, 1957 – Bill Haley and His Comets, Little Richard, the Treniers, and Dave Appell and his Applejacks

January 23, 1957 – The film Don’t Knock the Rock premieres in Australia. Bill Haley & His Comets, who appear in the film and are touring Down Under, attend the show. Other stars in the film include Little Richard, the Treniers and Where Are They Now file residents Dave Appell & his Applejacks. @billhaleymusic #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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January 22, 1972 – Don McLean

January 22, 1972 – Don McLean’s album American Pie hits #1 in the US. The album’s title song describes the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper as “The Day the Music Died.” @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @donmcleanonline #DonMcLean #AmericanPie #RocHop
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January 22, 1959 – Buddy Holly

January 22, 1959 – Buddy Holly makes his last recordings alone with an acoustic guitar in his Greenwich Village apartment. Songs include “Peggy Sue Got Married,” “Crying, Waiting, Hoping,” “That’s What They Say,” “What to Do,” “Learning the Game” and “That Makes it Tough.” The rough versions were overdubbed and released after his death. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #ApartmentTapes #RocHop
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January 21, 1987 – Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins

January 21, 1987 – The Second Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. @EddieCochran_ @billhaleymusic @bodiddley @RickyNelsonRem @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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January 20, 1959 – Buddy Holly, Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings and Carl Bunch

January 20, 1959 – Buddy Holly, Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings and Carl Bunch leave New York and travel by train to Chicago to rendezvous with the other artists on the Winter Dance Party tour. From Chicago, the artists are scheduled to travel by bus on the tour route. Other performers include: Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Dion and The Belmonts, and Frankie Sardo. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop
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