Category: On This Day…

November 14, 1956 – Jerry Lee Lewis cuts his first record – “End of the Road” b/w “Crazy Arms” for Sun. It is credited to Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano. #JerryLeeLewis @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #EndOfTheRoad #CrazyArms @sunrecords ‏#SunRecords #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 14, 1936 – Freddie Garrity was born “Frederick Garrity” in Crumpsall, Manchester, England. A singer and actor, Garrity was the frontman and comical element in the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers. They scored the 1963 UK #3 single “You Were Made For Me,” and the 1965 US #1 single “I’m Telling You Now.” #ROCkabillyHop #FreddieAndTheDreamers #HappyBirthday #FreddieGarrity #YouWereMadeForMe #ImTellingYouNow #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1956 – Johnnie Ray was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Just Walking In The Rain.” It stayed at #1 for seven weeks making it this year’s Christmas #1. Written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnieRay #JustWalkingInTheRain #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1955 – Fats Domino is named the favorite Rhythm & Blues artist in Chart Toppers’ annual DJ’s Poll. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #OTD #RockNRoll #ChartToppers
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November 12, 1955 – Chuck Berry is named the most promising Rhythm & Blues artist in Chart Toppers’s annual DJ’s Poll. #ChuckBerry @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1944 – Booker T. Jones (frontman for Booker T. & the MGs) was born “Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr.” in Memphis, Tennessee. A musical prodigy, Jones started playing professionally at the age of 16 and wrote the classic instrumental “Green Onions” while still in high school. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #BookerT #GreenOnions #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 12, 1934 – Al Hendrix was born “Clyde Allen Hendrix” in Miami, Florida. Hendrix was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. He began performing in clubs around Bakersfield, California and met Buck Owens at the legendary Blackboard Cafe. Hendrix and Owens played music together, often with Bill Woods and The Orange Blossom Playboys. #ROCkabillyHop #AlHendrix #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 11, 1960 – Santo and Johnny were on “American Bandstand” playing “Twistin’ Bells” which was released as the B side of “Bullseye!” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OTD #RockNRoll #SantoAndJohnny #TwistinBells #Bullseye
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November 11, 1958 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters recorded “The Twist,” which later became a huge hit for Chubby Checker. #ROCkabillyHop @chubby_checker #twist #HankBallard #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 11, 1957 – Buddy Holly releases “Peggy Sue” backed with “Everyday.” It became his second hit single, peaking at # 3. Co-authored by Jerry Allison, the drummer for the Crickets, for his girlfriend (and future wife) after the couple had temporarily broken up. #ROCkabillyHop @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #BuddyHolly #PeggySue #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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