Category: On This Day…

January 23, 1957 – Bill Haley & His Comets

January 23, 1957 – The film “Don’t Knock the Rock” premieres in Australia. Bill Haley & His Comets, who appear in the film and are touring Down Under, attend the show. Other stars in the film include Little Richard, the Treniers and Where Are They Now file residents Dave Appell & his Applejacks. @billhaleymusic #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 22, 1972 – Don McLean

January 22, 1972 – Don McLean’s album “American Pie” hits #1 in the US. The album’s title song describes the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper as “The Day the Music Died.” @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets @donmcleanonline #DonMcLean #AmericanPie #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 21, 1987 – Roy Orbison

January 21, 1987 – The Second Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. @EddieCochran_ @billhaleymusic @bodiddley @RickyNelsonRem @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 21, 1962 – Jackie Wilson

January 21, 1962 – Jackie Wilson performs “My Heart Belongs To Only You” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Wilson released “My Heart Belongs to Only You” in 1961, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it peaked at #65 while reaching #48 on the Cash Box Top 100. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #JackieWilson #MyHeartBelongsToOnlyYou
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January 20, 1959 – Buddy Holly

January 20, 1959 – Buddy Holly, Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings, and Carl Bunch leave New York and travel by train to Chicago to rendezvous with the other artists on the Winter Dance Party tour. From Chicago, the artists are scheduled to travel by bus on the tour route. Other performers include Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Dion and The Belmonts, and Frankie Sardo. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #BuddyHolly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 20, 1958 – Ricky Nelson

January 20, 1958 – Seventeen-year-old Ricky Nelson’s debut album, “Ricky,” hit #1 in America, showcasing Nelson’s talents as both a singer and songwriter. The album featured a mix of Rock and roll, rockabilly and pop standards and was a commercial success helping to establish Nelson as one of the first teens idols of the rock and roll era. @RickyNelsonRem #ROCkabillyHop #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 20, 1958 – Elvis Presley

January 20, 1958 – Elvis Presley received his draft notice in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the notice came with a sixty-day deferment, allowing Presley to finish filming his highly anticipated movie “King Creole” before he must report for duty.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #KingCreole #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 19, 1957 – Fats Domino

January 19, 1957 – Fats Domino’s “Blueberry Hill” hit #2 on the Hot 100, the highest he ever gets on the tally. Although a dozen other acts recorded the song in the 1940s, with the Glenn Miller Orchestra scoring #2 on the charts as well, Domino’s version is by far the most famous. @RealFatsDomino #ROCkabillyHop #IFoundMyThrill #BlueberryHill #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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