Category: On This Day…

November 1, 1956 – Elvis Presley bought a new Harley Davidson motorbike and spent the day riding around Memphis on his new bike with actress Natalie Wood. #ROCkabillyHop #Elvis #TCB #TheKing @ElvisPresley #HarleyDavidson #NatalieWood #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 31, 1976 – Elvis Presley makes his last recording, singing Jim Reeves’ “He’ll Have To Go” over a pre-recorded backing track in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #HellHaveToGo #RocHop #GracelandMansion #JungleRoom #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 31, 1960 – Duane Eddy was on “American Bandstand” performing “Kommotion” and “Peter Gunn.” Eddy re-recorded and released his cover of Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” in 1986 earning that year’s Grammy for “Best Rock Instrumental.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Kommotion #PeterGunn #DuaneEddy #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 31, 1934 – Rockabilly musician Ray Smith, known for the 1960 hit “Rockin’ Little Angel,” was born in Melber, Kentucky. “Rockin’ Little Angel” took a portion of its melody from the 1844 song “Buffalo Gals.” The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #RaySmith #RockinLittleAngel #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 30, 1959 – Cliff Richard and the Shadows were at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Travellin’ Light,” their 6th release and second #1 hit. #ROCkabillyHop @sircliff #CliffRichard #TravellinLight #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 29, 1976 – Elvis Presley’s final studio recording session is held at his Graceland mansion. This session included his last single “Way Down.” #ROCkabillyHop #elvis #theking #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #WayDown #RocHop #GracelandMansion #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 29, 1960 – Neil Sedaka, Brook Benton, and Santo and Johnny are on “Saturday Prom.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #SaturdayProm #MervGriffin #Neil Sedaka #BrookBenton #SantoAndJohnny #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 29, 1957 – “Oh Boy!” by Buddy Holly & the Crickets was released by Brunswick Records. It peaked at #10 in the US and #3 in the UK. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #OhBoy #RocHop #BrunswickRecords #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 28, 1958 – Buddy Holly & The Crickets appear on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” on WFIL-TV in Philadelphia. Introducing Holly, Clark calls him, “…a man who creates songs, performs them, and has a great deal to do with the activities of our music world, and he’s still a very young man and a successful one at that.” For what would be his last television appearance, Buddy lip-syncs “Heartbeat” and “It’s So Easy.” Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Heartbeat #ItsSoEasy #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 28, 1956 – “Love Me Tender” replaced “Don’t Be Cruel”/”Hound Dog” on the Billboard chart, making Elvis Presley the first artist to knock himself out of the #1 position. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #LoveMeTender #DontBeCruel #HoundDog #RocHop #Billboard #OTD #RockNRoll
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