June 5th - This Day In Rockabilly
June 5th, 1956 - Gene Vincent releases "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in America where it will hit No. 5 and sell over a million copies.
May 9th - This Day In Rockabilly
May 9th, 1964 - Gene Vincent And The Shouts appear at The Rhodes Centre in Bishop's Gate, England. The poster for the show advertised that the first 50 girls would be admitted for free. The tickets at the time cost six shillings and six pence, that's $0.94 in US money.
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