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Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:20
This Day in Rock History - Dec. 1st
1957: This was a great day to be watching The Ed Sullivan Show. Three musical acts made their national TV debuts on that show: Buddy Holly & the Crickets (performing “That’ll Be the Day”), Sam Cooke (“You Send Me”) and the Rays (“Silhouettes”).
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