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June 19, 1958 – Buddy Holly enters Coral Record’s studios in New York to record for the first time without The Crickets. None of the tracks he laid down would become hits. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets
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March 2, 1961, The Everly Brothers had their third UK #1 single with “Walk Right Back,” a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers @EverlyBrosInt #WalkRightBack #RocHop
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March 2, 1960 – Jack Scott sings “Burning Bridges” and “What In the World’s Come Over You” on “American Bandstand.” #ROCkabillyHop #JackScott #BurningBridges #WhatInTheWorldsComeOverYou @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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February 1, 1958 – A review of the Crickets’ Newcastle, Australia performance appears in the local newspaper under the headline, “Rock Show Quiet,” an apparent comparative reference to the wild audience behavior at the Little Richard concert the year before. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop
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February 2, 1940 – Alan Caddy (guitarist of The Tornados, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) is born in Chelsea, London, England. #ROCkabillyHop #Tornados #JohnnyKiddAndThePirates #RocHop
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December 31, 1955 – Elvis’ “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” made number one in the country singles chart. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing
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December 30, 1957 – Bing Crosby’s album Merry Christmas claims the #1 spot from Elvis Presley’s Elvis’ Christmas Album, but Elvis returns to the top spot a week later. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing @Bing_Crosby #BingCrosby
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December 30, 1934 – Del Shannon of “Runaway” fame is born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan. #ROCkabillyHop #DelShannon #HappyBirthday
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December 30, 1928 – Bo Diddley is born Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Mississippi. He grows up on the South Side of Chicago, where he and his friends perform music on street corners. #ROCkabillyHop @bodiddley #bodiddley #HappyBirthday
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December 29, 2004 – Beyond the Sea, a musical about the life of Bobby Darin, debuts in US theaters. Darin superfan Kevin Spacey – who co-wrote, directed, and starred in the film – does his own singing. 45-year-old Spacey is a little old to be playing Darin, who was only 37 when he died. #ROCkabillyHop @bobby_darin2 @KevinSpacey #BobbyDarin
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