September 15, 1954: A bit of Rockin' Rhythm 'n Blues...

September 15, 1954:

 Annie Had A Baby by

 Hank Ballard And The Midniters,     

reaches 

on the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA…

 On the same day, a cover of Arthur 'Big Boy'Crudup's  

    That's All Right by Elvis Presley  

    enters the local singles chart in Nashville, Tennessee, at #7, giving him his first chart success outside of his home town of Memphis…

Some “Pre Rock ‘n Roll”

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JUNE 8th in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

JUNE 8^th Releases:

1960: Roy Orbison   

    "Only the Lonely"

1963: The Essex
 "Easier Said Than Done"

  THE ESSEX founding members Walter Vickers (guitar) and Rodney Taylor (drums) were members or the United States Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After being transferred to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina, they enlisted fellow Marines Billy Hill and Rudolph Johnson as group members. Next they added a female lead singer, Anita Humes, another Marine…

1964: The Dave Clark Five
"Can't You See That She's Mine"

1966: Elvis Presley
 "Love Letters"

1968: The Rolling Stones
 "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

1970: Bob Dylan
 Self Portrait

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FEBRUARY 28th SEES A GAGGLE OF SOON TO BE CLASSICS BEING RECORDED BY; EDDIE COCHRAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, BRENDA LEE, VAN MORRISON AND THE BEATLES…

FEBRUARY 28^th SEES A GAGGLE OF SOON TO BE CLASSICS BEING RECORDED BY; EDDIE COCHRAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, BRENDA LEE, VAN MORRISON AND THE BEATLES…

ON THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY: 

1958:

 Eddie Cochran’s SUMMERTIME BLUES…

1960:

Brenda Lee’s I’M SORRY…

1967:

Van Morrison’s BROWN EYED GIRL…

The Beatles' 

GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING…

The Beatles’

FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE…

1972:

Elvis’ BURNING LOVE…

Not a bad day in

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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