Category: On This Day…

March 18, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the first artist to sing three songs on an episode of American Bandstand. He sings, not lip-synchs, “You Win Again” “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ On” and “Breathless.” @JerryLeeLewis #JerryLeeLewis #YouWinAgain #WholeLottaShakinGoinOn #Breathless #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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March 17, 1978 – The Alan Freed biopic “American Hot Wax,” widely considered one of the best Rock and Roll movies of all time, premiered in New York City, featuring appearances and performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #JerryLeeLewis #ChuckBerry #ScreaminJayHawkins #AmericanHotWax #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll

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March 17, 1957 – Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Mrs. Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. The 23-room, 10,000-square-foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to 17,552 square feet of living space before the king moved in a few weeks later. The original building had once been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church, and was named after the builder’s daughter, Grace Toof. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #Graceland #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 17, 1956 – Henny Youngman is the guest host as Elvis Presley makes the fifth of his six appearances on Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey’s Stage Show on CBS. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #HennyYoungman #TommyDorsey #JimmyDorsey #StageShow #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 17, 1956 – Carl Perkins makes his first national TV appearance and it is on Red Foley’s “Ozark Jubilee,” singing “Blue Suede Shoes.” #ROCkabillyHop #CarlPerkins #OzarkJubilee #BlueSuedeShoes #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1964 – DJ Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion, the latest plague on the payola-plagued pioneer’s career. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1958 – The Coasters recorded “Yakety Yak” which would spend seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts and a week as number one on the Top 100 pop list. #ROCkabillyHop #TheCoasters #YaketyYak #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1958 – The Champs go to #1 with “Tequila.” Originally the B side of “Train To Nowhere,” “Tequila” passed up the train to arrive at #1 on both the Pop and R&B charts. #ROCkabillyHop #Tequila #TheChamps #TrainToNowhere #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1957 – Fats Domino tops R&B chart with “I’m Walkin” taking over from “Blue Monday” and continuing a run of 21 consecutive weeks at #1. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #ImWalkin #BlueMonday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 15, 2006 – Remnants of Fats Domino’s two pianos are discovered and saved by the Louisiana State Museum after attempting to salvage his Ninth Ward home after Hurricane Katrina. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #LouisianaStateMuseum #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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