Category: On This Day…

January 12, 1957 – Sun releases “Flyin’ Saucer Rock n’ Roll” by Billy Riley and His Little Green Men. Featuring Roland Janes on guitar and Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, the song is a rockabilly classic. In September, Sun releases Riley’s “Red Hot.” @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #BillyRiley #BillyLeeRiley #LittleGreenMen
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January 11, 1964 – “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen was the No.1 song on the US Cash Box music chart. For a while, the record was banned by a handful of US radio stations because of its indecipherable lyrics, which were rumored to contain some naughty words. Even the F.B.I. investigated the song, but finally concluded that they could find nothing wrong. Ironically, there is one to be found, just before the 1-minute mark the drummer fumbles a drumstick and shouts the F word. #ROCkabillyHop #Kingsmen
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January 11, 1958 – The release date for the Elvis Presley single ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was put back a week after Decca Records pressing plant in the UK were unable to meet the advance orders of 250,000 copies. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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January 10, 1964 – The Rolling Stones recorded ‘Not Fade Away’ at Olympic Studios, London, England. The song, with its Bo Diddley beat, was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, became The Stones first US single. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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January 10, 1935 – Rockabilly performer Ronnie Hawkins, is born in Huntsville, Ark. Hawkins co-wrote and recorded the original version of “Suzie-Q” and his backing band The Hawks went on to back Bob Dylan as “The Band.” #ROCkabillyHop #RonnieHawkins #HappyBirthday
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January 10, 1927 – Johnnie Ray is born John Alvin Ray in Hopewell, Oregon. He becomes one of the most popular performers of the ’50s, his career waning with the rise of rock and roll. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieRay #HappyBirthday
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January 9, 1962 – Sam Cooke Released “Twisting The Night Away” as a single backed with “You Send Me.” The single would go on to hold the #9 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, #1 on the R&B chart, and #6 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop #SamCooke #TwistinTheNightAway #YouSendMe
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January 8, 1993 – Shortly after midnight on what would have been Elvis’s 58th birthday, a 29-cent postage stamp with his image is officially dedicated at a Graceland ceremony. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #USPS
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January 8, 1960 – Eddie Cochran records “Three Steps To Heaven,” which turns out to be his final recording session and his only #1 hit single in the UK. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #ThreeStepsToHeaven
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January 8, 1958 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets joined The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Paul Anka, Jimmie Rodgers, Danny and the Juniors, and others on the America’s Greatest Teenage Recording Stars tour. The tour opens at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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