Category: On This Day…

January 25, 1958 – Buddy Holly

January 25, 1958 – Buddy Holly recorded “Rave On” and “That’s My Desire” at Bell Sound Studios in New York. Holly’s cover of “Rave On” written and originally recorded by Sonny West ranked #5 in the UK charts and #12 in Canada. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #RaveOn #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 24, 1959 – Bill Parsons

January 24, 1959 – Bill Parsons performed “All-American Boy” on “The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show.” “All-American Boy” was sung by Bobby Bare, but credited by Fraternity Records to Bill Parsons. While Bare was in the army, Parsons lip-synced the record on television. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #BillParsons #AllAmericanBoy #BobbyBare
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January 24, 1957 – Elvis Presley

January 24, 1957 – Elvis Presley records “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,” his seventeenth top 40 hit and eighth #1, where it snuggled up tight for seven weeks. It also claimed the top spot on the Country chart for a week and was his fourth song to reach #1 on the R&B Best Sellers List. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #TeddyBear #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 23, 1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

January 23, 1986 – The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is held in New York. Among those inducted are Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets @ChuckBerry @ElvisPresley @JerryLeeLewis @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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