Category: On This Day…

October 28, 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” this time with Ed as host. Elvis sings “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” “Hound Dog,” and “Love Me.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #EdSullivan @EdSullivanShow #RocHop #DontBeCruel #LoveMeTender #HoundDog #LoveMe #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 27, 1958 – Elvis Presley releases “I Got Stung” b/w “One Night.” Presley recorded “I Got Stung,” his final song of the 1950s, on June 11, 1958, when he went to Nashville during his army stint, as he was preparing to set sail for Germany. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #TCB #theKing #IGotStung #OneNight #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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October 27, 1957 – The Crickets started a three-week run at #1 on the UK singles chart with “That’ll Be The Day.” It was also a #3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison, and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne’s frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, “That’ll Be The Day” inspired the young musicians. #ROCkabillyHop #JohnWayne #BuddyHolly @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ThatllBeTheDay #TheCrickets #RocHop #TheSearchers #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 27, 1924 – Country/Rock ‘n Roll singer Bonnie Lou was born “Mary Jo Kath” in Towanda, Illinois. Known for her 1955 hit “Daddy-O” she was also one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country music to rock and roll.   #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #BonnieLou #RocHop #DaddyO #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 26, 1958 – Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock ‘n’ roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock ‘n’ roll fans turned the show into a riot. By the time police cleared the Berlin Sportpalast, where the concert was held, five policemen and six audience members were seriously injured. @billhaleymusic #BillHaley #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 25, 1973 – Rick Nelson appeared as a former rock-star-turned-murderous-pimp on the “Harem” episode of ABC-TV’s “Streets Of San Francisco.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #StreetsOfSanFrancisco @RickyNelsonRem #RickyNelson #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 25, 1962 – Former Mouseketeer Paul Peterson sings “My Dad” on ABC-TV’s “Donna Reed Show,” singing the tune to his on-screen father, actor Carl Betz. “My Dad” reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #PaulPeterson #MyDad #DonnaReedShow #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 25, 1960 – Fats Domino sings “Walking to New Orleans” and “My Girl Josephine” on “American Bandstand.” “Walking to New Orleans” strolled up to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #WalkingToNewOrleans #MyGirlJosephine @RealFatsDomino #FatsDomino #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 24, 1960 – Brenda Lee was at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week with “I Want to Be Wanted.” #ROCkabillyHop #IWantToBeWanted #BrendaLee #LittleMissDynamite #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD #RockNRoll
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October 24, 1937 – Surf rocker Santo Farina (of Santo & Johnny) is born in Brooklyn, New York. Santo and Johnny are known best for their instrumental melody “Sleep Walk”, one of the biggest hits of the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll, which became a regional success and eventually scored the top of the Billboard pop chart when it was released nationally in 1959. #ROCkabillyHop #SantoAndJohnny #Sleepwalk #HappyBirthday #RocHop #Billboard #OTD #RockNRoll
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