Category: On This Day…

January 19, 1939 – Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers was born “Phillip Everly” in Chicago, Illinois, the younger brother of future bandmate Don. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 17, 1990 – The Fifth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies were held in New York City. Inductees include Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Who. #ROCkabillyHop #HankBallard #TheTwist #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 17, 1943 – ’60s singer Chris Montez is born “Ezekiel Christopher Montanez” in Los Angeles, California. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit “Let’s Dance”, which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #ChrisMontez #LetsDance #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 18, 1960 – Johnny Preston hit #1 with “Running Bear” and held there for 3 weeks. Written by J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, the backup singing and sound effects were vocalized by George Jones and producer Bill Hall. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnyPreston #RunningBear #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 16, 1962 – Gene Pitney sings “Town Without Pity” on “American Bandstand.” Pitney originally recorded the song for the 1961 film of the same title. In the US, the recording went to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #GenePitney #TownWithoutPity @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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January 16, 1961 – Mickey and Sylvia asked the musical question “What Would I Do?” on “American Bandstand.” What this song did was peak at #47 on the Billboard charts. #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #MickeyAndSylvia
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January 16, 1960 – Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent performed together on the British TV show “Boy Meets Girls.” Unfortunately, all episodes of the series are thought to be lost. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #BoyMeetsGirl @CLaceVIncent #GeneVincent #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Little Richard records “Lucille.” Released on Specialty Records in February, the single reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, #21 on the US pop chart, and #10 on the UK chart. @littlerichard_ #ROCkabillyHop #Lucille #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” enters the pop charts where it reached #1 on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to #3 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #TCB #TooMuch #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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January 15, 1992 – Johnny Cash is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. @JohnnyCash #ROCkabillyHop #RockAndRollHallOfFame #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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