On This Day in Rock and Roll History - May 19 1956 Lonnie Donegan kicks off a tour of the US by appearing on The Perry Como Show, where he performs "Rock Island Line". | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio

318K views · 21K reactions | On this day in Rock and Roll History - December 25, 1965 Lou Christie's biggest song, "Lightnin' Strikes" enters Billboard's Hot 100 for a fifteen week stay. Although he would have many other hits, this would be Christie's only number one. The record would later achieve Gold status for selling one million copie | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio | Facebook

On this day in Rock and Roll History - April 24 1965 Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders had the top tune on both the Billboard Hot 100 and The Cashbox Best Sellers list with "Game Of Love", a #2 hit in the UK. By the end of the year, Fontana would leave the band and would go on to some solo success in the UK, scoring four chart entries. The rest of the group would enjoy a #2 hit in the US the following year with "A Groovy Kind Of Love". | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio