Rocking50s Blog

Monday July 19
Sue Thompson ("Norman") is 85
George Hamilton IV ("Abilene") is 73
Phil Upchurch ("You Can't Sit Down") is 69
Vikki Carr ("It Must Be Him") is 72
Judy Clay ("Country Girl-City Man" with Billy Vera) dies in 2001
Frank Sinatra marries actress Mia Farrow in Las Vegas, 1966
Manager George Treadwell fires the Drifters, replacing them with the Five Crowns, 1958
"Roy Orbison Day" is celebrated in Odessa, Texas, 1981
"Solomon Burke Day" is declared in his hometown of Philadelphia, 2002
It was "Charlie Ryan Day" in the town of Spokane, Washington, 2003
Sun Records releases the first Elvis Presley single, "That's All Right (Mama)", 1954
The Billy Joel stage musical, "Movin' Out" premieres in Chicago (as a pre-Broadway tryout), 2002
Johnny Rivers begins recording "Poor Side Of Town", 1966
The Monkees record their TV theme song, 1966

Monday July 19
Sue Thompson ("Norman") is 85
George Hamilton IV ("Abilene") is 73
Phil Upchurch ("You Can't Sit Down") is 69
Vikki Carr ("It Must Be Him") is 72
Judy Clay ("Country Girl-City Man" with Billy Vera) dies in 2001
Frank Sinatra marries actress Mia Farrow in Las Vegas, 1966
Manager George Treadwell fires the Drifters, replacing them with the Five Crowns, 1958
"Roy Orbison Day" is celebrated in Odessa, Texas, 1981
"Solomon Burke Day" is declared in his hometown of Philadelphia, 2002
It was "Charlie Ryan Day" in the town of Spokane, Washington, 2003
Sun Records releases the first Elvis Presley single, "That's All Right (Mama)", 1954
The Billy Joel stage musical, "Movin' Out" premieres in Chicago (as a pre-Broadway tryout), 2002
Johnny Rivers begins recording "Poor Side Of Town", 1966
The Monkees record their TV theme song, 1966