Category: On This Day…

November 4, 1990 – The musical tribute “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” opens on Broadway after a Toronto try-out and 15 previews. It ran for 225 performances at Shubert Theatre, with Paul Hipp playing Buddy Holly. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #BuddyHollyStory #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 4, 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis sings his latest release “Great Balls of Fire” on “American Bandstand.” Lewis is one of only two artists who performed live on Bandstand and did not lip-sync or pantomime their performances. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand @jerryleelewis #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller #GreatBallsOfFire #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 3, 1960 – Johnny Burnette sings “You’re Sixteen” on “American Bandstand.” “You’re Sixteen” peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and #3 in the UK in 1961. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #JohnnyBurnette #YoureSixteen #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 3, 1957 – Sun Records releases “Great Balls of Fire,” written by Otis Blackwell (who penned “Don’t Be Cruel” and others for Elvis Presley). By the second week of December, the single is ensconced in the Top Ten on the pop, country, and R&B charts. It became the best-selling record in Sun’s history. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #GreatBallsOfFire #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller @SunRecords #SunRecords #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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November 3, 1957 – Danny and the Juniors release “At The Hop.” Originally titled “Do The Bop” after a current dance, the song was re-written and re-named at the suggestion of Dick Clark who pointed out that dances come and go, but Hops will be around for a long time. #ROCkabillyHop #DannyAndTheJuniors #AtTheHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll #DoTheBop
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November 3, 1956 – “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley hit #1 for 5 weeks. Presley received co-songwriting credit due to his publishing deal which demanded songwriters concede 50 percent of the credit of their song if they wanted Presley to record it. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #LoveMeTender #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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November 2, 1963 – Dion performs “Donna The Prima Donna” on the British TV show “Ready Steady Go!,” but gets irritated when audience members dance around him. He walks out on the show even though he is slated for another song. #ROCkabillyHop #Dion #DonnaThePrimaDonna #ReadySteadyGo @OfficialDion #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 2, 1956 – A riot breaks out at Fats Domino’s show in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with police resorting to tear gas to break up the unruly crowd. Fats jumps out of a window to avoid the melee; he and two other band members are slightly injured. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 2, 1937 – Earl “Speedo” Carroll (of The Coasters, and The Cadillacs) was born in New York City. Carroll’s nickname comes from this biggest hit for the Cadillacs which reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955. #ROCkabillyHop #Speedoo #Cadillacs #Coasters #HappyBirthday #EarlCarroll #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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November 1, 1969 – Elvis Presley went to #1 on the US singles chart with “Suspicious Minds,” his 18th US #1 single, it only made it #2 in the UK. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #SuspiciousMinds #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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