Little Richard Rules the Charts in April of 1957!

 April 13, 1957:

Little Richard hits #1 on the R 'n B chart and #21 (on 4/13) on the pop chart with "Lucille"

He also hit #3 on the R 'n B chart with "Send Me Some Lovin'" , #2 on the R 'n B chart and #10 (on 7/08) on the pop chart with "Jenny, Jenny"  and #2 on the R 'n B chart and #8 (on 10/28) on the pop chart with "Keep A Knockin'."    

All four singles are released on Specialty Records…

Not a bad day for Mr. Pennimen!

A great day for Specialty!!!

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MAY 22 1961, 1963, 1965 AND 1971 ~ IT'S ALL ROCK 'n ROLL TO ME...

May 22 IN THE EVOLUTION OF

ROCK ‘n ROLL:

May 22, 1961:  

 
Ernie K-Doe reached the top spot on the Billboard chart with "Mother-In-Law", a song that he took out of composer Allen Toussaint's discarded song pile. Ernie and his wife were having marital problems at the time, and Ernie wanted to express his frustration with his mother-in-law…

May 22, 1961: The Dominoes hit #1 on the R&B chart and #17 on the pop chart with "Sixty Minute Man"…

May 22, 1963: 

13 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded a song that would be his first number 1 hit, "Fingertips Pt. 2" at a concert in Detroit. The 7 minute song was later edited into two parts for radio play…

May 22, 1965: 

The Beatles attained their eighth Billboard number one hit with "Ticket To Ride", on which Paul McCartney, not George Harrison, played lead guitar…

May 22, 1971:  

 

 
The Rolling Stones achieve the rare feat of having both the Number One LP ("Sticky Fingers") and Number One single ("Brown Sugar") in the US…

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January 26th Rocks!

January 26th Rocks!

Of course,
EVERYDAY ROCKS in the EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…


On this date in 1934, New Orleans Icon Huey Smith hits the planet!!!






GOOGLE THIS CAT!

(He had a BUNCH of GREAT tunes…)



January 26, 1943: Sister Jean Knight hits the planet…









Brother John Lennon pulled off quite a feat on this date in 1970…

He recorded “Instant Karma” in the afternoon and had it on the charts ten days later!!!







Perhaps the MOST significant January 26th event was the 1934 opening of The Negro Vaudeville Theater” in Harlem, NYC…That venue eventually became…

Of course, EVERYDAY ROCKS in the EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

November 4, 1967: AN INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…WELL, ROCK ‘n SOUL!!!

November 4, 1947: The Juke Box label

Changes its name to Specialty…

November 4, 1950: 
The Soul Stirrers record "By and By" on Specialty Records…

November 4, 1967: 

Aretha Franklin hits #8 with 
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"…

 

Sam and Dave hit #2 with
 "Soul Man"…

The Soul Survivors hit #4 with
 "Expressway To Your Heart"…

November 4, 1970: David Bowie releases 'The Man Who Sold the World' in the US…





November 4, 1972:

Moody Blues hit #2 in the US with "Nights In White Satin"…

(This video was produced by, and  originally uploaded to You Tube, by amethyst2001 on Jan 10, 2008)





November 4, 1973: 

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) (Eddie Kendricks) was a hit…





November 4, 1982: 

Kool and the Gang hit #10 with 
"Get Down On It"…





NOVEMBER 4: A VERY COOL DAY IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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