Category: On This Day…

December 17, 1957 – Bobby Darin makes his debut on “American Bandstand” singing “Don’t Call My Name” and chatting with Dick Clark. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @bobby_darin2 @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #BobbyDarin #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1954 – Bill Haley and his Comets’ cover of “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (originally recorded by Big Joe Turner) became the first rock song to hit the UK chart, where it lands at #4. #ROCkabillyHop @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #ShakeRattleAndRoll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 17, 1943 – David Dee (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Tich) was born David Harman. He was originally a police officer and as a police cadet was called to the scene of the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran during a UK tour in 1960. To pass the time on the night shift, he learned to play guitar on Cochran’s impounded Gretsch. @EddieCochran_ #ROCkabillyHop #DDDBMT #RedDwarf #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1991 – Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s in Canada seeking $14 million for its alleged use of an imitation of his voice. The song “The Twist” had been used to promote McDonald’s McTwist french fries. But McDonald’s advertising agency said it paid Hank Ballard, who wrote and performed “The Twist” in the late 1950s, for the rights to the lyrics, music, and performance style of the song. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #twist #ImLovinIt #ChubbyChecker #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1961 – Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee welcome their first and only child, a son named Dodd Mitchell Darin. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #SandraDee #DreamLovers #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1960 – Fabian sings “Kissin’ and Twistin'” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1957 – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps performed “Dance to the Bop” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @ClaceVincent #GeneVincent #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 16, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s “Elvis’ Christmas Album” hits #1. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), “Elvis’ Christmas Album” along with its reissues has shipped at least 17 million copies in the United States. It is the first Presley title to attain Diamond certification by the RIAA and is also the best-selling Christmas album of all time in the United States. With total sales of more than 20 million copies worldwide, it remains the world’s best-selling Christmas album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #ChristmasAlbum #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 15, 1960 – The Safaris sang “The Girl with the Story in Her Eyes” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll
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December 15, 1959 – The Everly Brothers recorded “Let It Be Me” at Bell Studios in New York, their first session outside of Nashville. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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