Category: On This Day…

September 28, 1963 – The Ronettes appear and perform “Be My Baby” by videotape on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Ronettes #BeMyBaby #OTD
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September 28, 1960 – Ricky Nelson sings “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” as the new season of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” begins. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @RickyNelsonRem #RickyNelson #YesSirThatsMyBaby #OzzieAndHarriet #OTD
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September 27, 1962 – Mary Wells sings “You Beat Me to the Punch” on “American Bandstand.” It made #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #MaryWells #YouBeatMeToThePunch #OTD
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September 27, 1958 – The Everly Brothers appear on the “Perry Como Show” on NBC-TV. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #PerryComoShow #OTD
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September 26, 1964 – Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for three weeks before walking away. Released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records, it was the second and final single by Orbison to top the US charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @ROYORBISON @Royorbisonjr #RoyOrbison #OhPrettyWoman #Billboard #Hot100 #OTD
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September 26, 1959 – Dion and the Belmonts perform “A Lover’s Prayer” and “Every Little Thing I Do” on “The Dick Clark Show.” Also appearing on this day’s show was Dee Clark, and Skip and Flip. #ROCkabillyHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #RocHop #DionAndTheBelmonts #ALoversPrayer #EveryLittleThingIDo @OfficialDion #OTD
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September 26, 1957 – The Monotones record “Book Of Love.” The “boom” part of the song was a result of a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing. It sounded good, so they added it to the song. Released the following February, it peaked at #5 on the pop chart and #3 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #Monotones #BookOfLove #RocHop #OTD
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September 25, 1962 – Linda Scott sings “I Left My Heart in the Balcony” on “American Bandstand.” “I Left My Heart in the Balcony” peaked at #74 on Billboard’s Hot 100. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @DickClarkProd #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #Billboard #Hot100 #LindaScott #ILeftMyHeartInTheBalcony #OTD
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September 25, 1954 – Elvis Presley performs live on “Grand Ole Opry,” singing “Blue Moon Of Kentucky.” #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GrandOleOpry #BlueMoonOfKentucky #OTD #RocHop
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September 25, 1954 – Elvis Presley released his second single on Sun Records, ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight,’ a song made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GoodRockinTonight #OTD #RocHop
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