May 12th - This Day In Rockabilly
May 12th, 1960 - Johnny Cash is a guest and performs on NBC TV at The Ford Show hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
May 11th - This Day In Rockabilly
May 11th, 1957 - The Everly Brothers make their debut at the “Grand Ole Opry” in Nashville, Tennessee.
May 10th - This Day In Rockabilly
May 10th 1935 - Larry Williams is born. R & B and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Best known for recording classics for Specialty Records, including Bony Moronie, Short Fat Fannie, High School Dance (1957), Slow Down, Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1958), Bad Boy and She Said Yeah (1959). The Beatles and several other British Invasion groups covered several of his songs.
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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May 8th - This Day in Rockabilly
May 8th, 1940 - Ricky Nelson (US singer/actor) is born. Some of his major hits include Poor Little Fool, Hello Mary Lou, Stood Up, It's Late plus over 30 US Top 40 hit singles. Before his music career started he played himself on his parent's TV show "The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet".
For more info on Ricky Nelson visit his official website: www.ricknelson.com