FEBRUARY 22nd IN
THE EVOLUTION
OF ROCK ‘N ROLL:
THE EVOLUTION
OF ROCK ‘N ROLL:
1956: Elvis Presley ~ 1957: Arthur Murray and Buddy Holly & The Crickets ~1958: The Silhouettes and The Rays ~ 1960: Percy Faith ~ 1963: The Chiffons
February 22, 1956:
Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #68. Two weeks later it will go to #1 for 8 straight weeks and stay on the chart for over 4 months
Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #68. Two weeks later it will go to #1 for 8 straight weeks and stay on the chart for over 4 months
February 22, 1957:
Famed US dance instructor Arthur Murray reported that enrollment in his dance studios has increased ten percent since the "rock and roll craze" has swept the country.
Famed US dance instructor Arthur Murray reported that enrollment in his dance studios has increased ten percent since the "rock and roll craze" has swept the country.
February 22, 1958:
The Silhouettes topped Cash Box Magazine's Best Sellers Chart with "Get A Job" after Dick Clark started playing it on his TV show, American Bandstand.
The Silhouettes topped Cash Box Magazine's Best Sellers Chart with "Get A Job" after Dick Clark started playing it on his TV show, American Bandstand.
The group got their name from the 1957 song by The Rays
and the inspiration for the tune came from writer Rick Lewis' mother,
when she chided her son to "get up in the morning and go out and get a job."
when she chided her son to "get up in the morning and go out and get a job."
February 22, 1960:
"Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith began its nine week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It remains the longest-running number-one instrumental in the history of the chart and brought Faith a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. The song also topped the charts in Italy and reached #2 in the UK.
"Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith began its nine week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It remains the longest-running number-one instrumental in the history of the chart and brought Faith a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. The song also topped the charts in Italy and reached #2 in the UK.
February 23, 1963:
The Chiffons' "He's So Fine" enters the Hot 100. The song had been rejected by ten different record companies before Laurie Records decided to take a chance on it. By the end of March, it will top both the Billboard Pop and R&B charts and reach #16 in the UK.
The Chiffons' "He's So Fine" enters the Hot 100. The song had been rejected by ten different record companies before Laurie Records decided to take a chance on it. By the end of March, it will top both the Billboard Pop and R&B charts and reach #16 in the UK.
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