Category: On This Day…

March 4, 1963 – The Beach Boys release “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” a reworking of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen.” @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #BeachBoys #SurfinUSA #SweetLittleSixteen #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3jyNPN9

March 4, 1962 – Fats Domino performs “Jambalaya” & “Let The Four Winds Blow” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #Jambalaya #LetTheFourWindsBlow” #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3I5d5Vj

March 3, 1959 – Chuck Berry performs “Almost Grown” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #AlmostGrown #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3jw7CN8

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 #OTD #RockNRoll #Chicago
https://amzn.to/3GvyKVP

March 2, 1961 – The Everly Brothers had their third UK #1 single with “Walk Right Back,” a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #WalkRightBack #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3Wo2sBo

March 2, 1960 – Jack Scott sings “Burning Bridges” and “What In the World’s Come Over You” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #JackScott #BurningBridges #WhatInTheWorldsComeOverYou @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3I942Tp

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 #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3vn9wCx

March 2, 1955 – Bo Diddley had his first recording session at Universal Recording Studio in Chicago, where he laid down “Bo Diddley,” which went to the top of the US R&B chart by the following June. @BoDiddley #ROCkabillyHop #BoDiddley #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3YSXhuL

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 #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3WHUymN

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 #OTD #RockNRoll
https://amzn.to/3GiUl3w