From September 29, 1962 (CBS)
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SINGLE SET A RECORD ON THIS DAY IN 1962
Chubby Checker’s "The Twist", which reached number one on the Billboard
chart on September 19th, 1960, made a surprise return on January 13, 1962
to the top spot on The Hot 100 for two weeks. It is the only Rock record by the
same artist to ever accomplish the feat. The song was written and originally
released in 1959 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters.
BUDDY HOLLY, ON THIS DAY IN 1957
The Arthur Murray Party was a television variety show which ran
from July 1950 until September 1960. It was hosted by famous
dancers Arthur and Kathryn Murry, and was basically one long
commercial for their chain of dance studios. The show was on
all four networks during its run.
ROCK MOVIE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1956
Rock, Rock, Rock is a 1956 black-and-white movie featuring musical performances
from early rock ‘n’ roll stars such as Chuck Berry and Frankie Lymon. Famous disc jockey Alan “Moondog” Freed appears as himself. The singing voice of the main character Dori Graham, played by 13-year-old Tuesday Weld, is that of Connie
Francis. The soundtrack album (shown below) is widely regarded as Chuck Berry’s
first album. Many of the artists featured in the film do not appear on the album, and
only four songs on the album ("Over and Over Again," "I Knew From the Stars,"
"You Can’t Catch Me," and "Would I Be Crying") actually appear in the film.
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