Category: On This Day…

February 1, 1963 – Linda Scott appears on the Arthur Godfrey CBS-TV special “Sounds of New York.” Scott sang “I Told Every Star” and a duet with Godfrey on “Mississippi Mud.” #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #LindaScott #ArthurGodfrey #IToldEveryStar
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February 1, 1962 – Don and Juan visit “American Bandstand” and sing “What’s Your Name.” Their only Top 40 hit, it climbed to #7 on the Billboard pop charts. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #DonAndJuan #WhatsYourName
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February 1, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party is stranded en route to Appleton, Wisconsin when the bus breaks down. With temperatures at 30 degrees below zero and no source of heat, the passengers burn newspapers in the aisles to keep warm. Sheriffs’ cars pick up the freezing entertainers and drummer Carl Bunch is admitted to the hospital suffering from frostbite. Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens take turns filling in on drums for the next shows. With the Cinderella Ballroom performance canceled, the Winter Dance Party continues and performs at the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll

February 1, 1958 – A review of the Crickets’ Newcastle, Australia performance appears in the local newspaper under the headline, “Rock Show Quiet,” an apparent comparative reference to the wild audience behavior at the Little Richard concert the year before. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 1, 1937 – Don Everly of the Everly Brothers is born “Isaac Donald Everly” in Brownie, Kentucky. The elder of the Everly Brothers who as a group had four #1 hit singles. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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January 31, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party tour plays National Guard Armory in Duluth, Minnesota. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop

January 31, 1958 – In Newcastle, Australia, Pat Barton, a local deejay, interviews Buddy Holly. During the interview, Buddy denies that The Crickets, or any group, will fill Elvis Presley’s shoes while he is in the Army. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 31, 1957 – Two airplanes collided over the playground of Ritchie Valens’ junior high school, killing or injuring several of his friends. This resulted in a fear of flying. Valens had been at his grandfather Frank Reyes’ funeral that day but was upset about the loss of his friends. #ROCkabillyHop #RitchieValens #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 30, 1960 – Lloyd Price sings “Lady Luck” on “The Dick Clark Show.” Dee Clark, Chuck Berry, the Passions, and the Fireballs also appear. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #LloydPrice #LadyLuck
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January 30, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party tour plays Laramar Ballroom in Fort Dodge, Iowa. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop