Category: On This Day…

November 8, 1957 – Elvis Presley’s third movie, Jailhouse Rock, opens nationally. It had a premiere a few weeks earlier at the Memphis theater where Elvis was once an usher. #Elvis #TCB #JailhouseRock #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #theKing #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 8, 1957 – Chuck Berry makes his television debut lip-syncing his recording of “Rock and Roll Music” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @ChuckBerry #ChuckBerry #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 8, 1887 – Emile Berliner is granted the first patent for the gramophone. In the 1890s, he started manufacturing gramophone players and discs, but in the early 1900s, the Victor Talking Machine Company became the market leader. #ROCkabillyHop #gramophone #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 7, 1958 – Eddie Cochran made his UK chart debut with “Summertime Blues.” It reached #18 in the UK & #8 in the US. The song has been covered by many artists, including being a #1 hit for country music artist, Alan Jackson, and a notable hit for the English rock band, The Who. #ROCkabillyHop @EddieCochran_ #EddieCochran #SummertimeBlues #AlanJackson #TheWho #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 7, 1942 – Rock singer Johnny Rivers was born “John Henry Ramistella” in New York City but shortly moved to Baton Rouge, where he is influenced by the Louisiana music scene. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnnyRivers #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 6, 2005 – The Four Seasons musical “Jersey Boys” opens on Broadway to rave reviews. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success, and eventual break-up of the 1960s Doo-Wop group The Four Seasons. #ROCkabillyHop #FourSeasons #JerseyBoys #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 6, 1961 – Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” hits #1 for the first of five weeks. In the US, it also hit #1 for two weeks on the country chart, and nine weeks on the Easy Listening chart. It was also a #2 hit in the United Kingdom. #ROCkabillyHop #JimmyDean #BigBadJohn #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 5, 1971 – Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well-known phrase: “Elvis has left the building” at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #LeftTheBuilding #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 5, 1960 – JoAnn Campbell, Brian Hyland, and Dion are the guests on “Saturday Prom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #JoAnnCampbell #BrianHyland #Dion #SaturdayProm @OfficialDion #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 4, 1994 – Dick Dale, riding a wave of surf-rock revival, appears on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” #ROCkabillyHop #DickDale #KingOfSurfGuitar #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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