Category: On This Day…

October 5, 1959 – Bobby Darin

October 5, 1959 – Bobby Darin’s swinging version of “Mack the Knife,” a song about a killer from The Threepenny Opera, hits #1 on the Hot 100 and stays there for an astonishing nine weeks. Darin, who is known for lighter fare like “Splish Splash,” gains a more adult following, putting him on par with Frank Sinatra. #ROCkabillyHop #BobbyDarin #MackTheKnife #RocHop #OTD
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October 5, 1933 – Billy Lee Riley

October 5, 1933 – Billy Lee Riley was born, the son of a sharecropper, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Riley was an American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His most memorable recordings include “Rock with Me Baby,” “Flyin’ Saucers Rock and Roll,” and “Red Hot”. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #BillyLeeRiley #RockWithMeBaby #RedHot #FlyinSaucersRockAndRoll #RocHop #OTD
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October 4, 1957 – Jackie Wilson

October 4, 1957 – Jackie Wilson sings “Reet Petite” on “American Bandstand.” It was Wilson’s first solo hit after leaving the Dominoes, making it to #62 on the Billboard chart just the month before and #45 on the Cash Box chart the following November. “Reet Petite” became a global hit in the mid-1980s, with #1s in the UK, Ireland, and The Netherlands, as well as making the top 10 in half a dozen other countries. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #JackieWilson #ReetPetite #OTD
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October 3, 1960 – Ike and Tina Turner

October 3, 1960 – Ike and Tina Turner make their national debut on “American Bandstand” singing “A Fool in Love.”  It was the debut single by Ike & Tina Turner, making its way to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #AFoolInLove #OTD #IkeTurner #TinaTurner #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD
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October 3, 1960 – Bobby Darin

October 3, 1960 – Bobby Darin appeared on the “Bob Hope Buick Show” on NBC. Bob’s other guests were Patti Page and Joan Crawford. On the show, Bobby sang “Artificial Flowers,” “Lazy River,” “Two Different Worlds” (with Patti Page), and a medley with Bob of “Thanks for the Memory/Mack the Knife/Two Sleepy People.” Bob, Bobby, and Patti also performed in a comedy sketch set in a nightclub on the Hong Kong waterfront. Source: BobbyDarin.net #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @bobby_darin2 #BobbyDarin #BobHope #OTD https://amzn.to/3I2Xwf5

October 3, 1945 – Elvis Presley

October 3, 1945 – Elvis Presley sang “Old Shep” at age ten for his first public performance, a singing contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. Dressed as a cowboy, he stood on a chair to reach the microphone. He came in fifth place, winning $5 and a free ticket to the fair rides. At sixteen years of age, in 1951, he again performed it for a talent show at L. C. Humes High School, where he was a student, winning an encore for his performance. Elvis’ cover version was released in 1956. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #OldShep #RocHop #OTD
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October 3, 1941 – Chubby Checker

October 3, 1941 – Chubby Checker was born “Ernest Evans” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checker is known for the 1960 US #1 and UK #14 single “The Twist,” and the 1962 UK #2 single “Let’s Twist Again.” “The Twist” is the only song to go to #1 on the US singles charts twice. Once in 1960 and again in 1962. #ROCkabillyHop #OTD @chubby_checker #twist #HappyBirthday #RocHop @OfficialChubbyChecker
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October 3, 1938 – Eddie Cochran

October 3, 1938 – Eddie Cochran was born “Ray Edward Cochran” in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Cochran’s songs, such as “Twenty Flight Rock”, “Summertime Blues”, “C’mon Everybody”, and “Somethin’ Else”, captured teenage frustration and desire in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. #ROCkabillyHop #HappyBirthday #EddieCochran #TwentyFlightRock #SummertimeBlues #CmonEverybody #SomethinElse #RocHop #OTD
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