James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964)

Paul Albert Anka was born on July 30, 1941

July 30, 1955 - Daytona, Florida

July 30, 1954

Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003)

   Sam Phillips Becky hugging onto  Jerry , Knox snuggled up to her arm, Sam holding on to little Jud, Jud's Mother Dean Phillips in the back. Rare picture

The Tokens ~ "A" You're Adorable

 

"A" You're Adorable

1950's

 

Elvis Presley

July 21, 1962 - Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red" was the #1 song, followed by "The Wah Watusi" from the Orlons and the former #1 "I Can't Stop Loving You" from Ray Charles

July 21, 1956 - Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers started a three week run at the top of the UK chart with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", a record that had reached #6 in America last February

"I do remember this moment. It was the “Biggest Rock’n’Roll Show of ‘56” which was our first tour (60 days). The show consisted of Bill Haley and his Comets, The Platters, Clyde McPhatter, La Vern Baker, Joe Turner, The Teen Queens, Bo Diddley, The Flamingos, The Drifters, The Colts, and Red Prysock (behind Frankie) and his Rock’n’Roll Orchestra. (From Apr to Jun 1956). What an experience." Jimmy Merchant

   

Groucho Marx (Alan Clark Collection)

July 20, 1959 - Lloyd Price scored another week at #1 on the R&B chart, his fourth, with "Personality"

Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 – February 14, 1999)

Elvis Presley´s jacket

1950's

Johhny Cash

Johnny Mathis ~ Wonderful!Wonderful!

Wonderful!Wonderful!

 

Hank Williams - Autumn, 1951

(Reinhard Marlon Matthes Collection)

July 18, 1960 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist." The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it

  Hank Ballard and the Midnighters 1959, Billy Davis on guitar

James Dean

Ritchie Valens

Tropicana

Patsy Cline

Elvis Presley

Audrey Hepburn

Kiss

 

July 13, 1959 - The movie Hound Dog Man, starring Fabian and Dodie Stevens, goes into production

 Fabian and Frankie Avalon 

The Everlys being presented with a gold record for Bye Bye Love by W.D.D. Kilpatrick, Grand Ole Opry manager, on July 13, 1957.

Roy Orbison

July 11, 1956 - Elvis remained in Biloxi for most of the next three weeks

Jerry Lee Lewis and Myra

Johnny Burnette

Connie Feancis ~ Fallin

                                                                        Fallin

Elvis and his cousin Junior Smith - 1034 Audubon Drive, 1956. Rare picture

Courtesy of Barbara Hearn 

Gene Simmons (Jully 10, 1933 - August 29, 2006)

I Love Lucy

July 9, 1952 - Country singer June Carter Cash weds singer Carl Smith

July 9, 1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records

July 9, 1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records

July 9, 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV. Today in American Bandstand History. American Banstand Building, Philladelphia