Category: On This Day…

December 7, 1955 – At Nesman Recording Studio in Wichita Falls, Buddy Holley, Don Guess and J.I. Allison record “Love Me”, “Don’t Come Back Knockin’”, “Moonlight Baby”, and “I Guess I Was Just A Fool” which are submitted on acetate to Decca. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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December 7, 1924 – Rockabilly singer-songwriter Boyd Bennett is born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Known for the 1955 hit “Seventeen.” #ROCkabillyHop #BoydBennett #HappyBirthday
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December 6, 1957 – Mercury Records releases The Diamonds’ version of “The Stroll”. The song will peak at #4 on the Billboard Pop chart and help spark a dance craze where two lines of dancers, men on one side and women on the other, face each other, moving in place to the music, while one couple at a time dances down the center. #ROCkabillyHop #Diamonds #Stroll #MercuryRecords
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December 5, 2008 – The musical biopic Cadillac Records premieres in US theaters, with Beyoncé in a starring role as soul legend Etta James. #ROCkabillyHop @Beyonce #CadillacRecords
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December 5, 1960 – Elvis Presley started a ten-week run at number one on the US album chart with ‘G.I. Blues’. His fifth US No.1 album. Music on this album comprised songs that had appeared in the film of the same name. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GIBlues
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December 5, 1959 – Gene Vincent meets TV producer Jack Good upon his arrival in England. Good convinces Vincent to adopt an outlaw image and clothes him completely in black leather, creating an enduring rock ‘n’ roll icon. #ROCkabillyHop @ClaceVincent #genevincent
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December 5, 1932 – Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman on this day in Macon, Georgia. Little Richard had the 1956 US No. 6 & 1957 UK No.3 single ‘Long Tall Sally’, plus over 10 other US & UK Top 40 singles. His music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk and helped shape rhythm and blues for generations to come. #ROCkabillyHop @littlerichard_ #LittleRichard #HappyBirthday
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December 4, 1988 – In Akron, Ohio, Roy Orbison plays his last concert (his final song: “Running Scared”). The legendary singer dies of heart failure two days later. #ROCkabillyHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison
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December 4, 1960 – The Crickets released the single ‘I Fought the Law’ on Coral Records. Written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, a remake by the Bobby Fuller Four became a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by The Clash in 1979 after Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones heard the song on a jukebox in San Francisco. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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December 4, 1957 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets return to Lubbock. Niki Sullivan leaves the group, citing the harsh tour schedule as his reason. Norman Petty signs contracts for Buddy Holly & The Crickets to participate in three tours, including the Paramount Theater in New York, the America’s Greatest Teenage Recording Stars, and a short Florida tour. @buddyholly #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets Source: @BuddyHollyCtr
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