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  • Alan Freed Jubilee Ball anniversary - all day January 14, 2008
    Alan Freed's very first New York Rock 'N' Roll concert was held in 1955.The HOP plays the show headliners all day long.


  • Sam Cooke's Birthday Celebration - all day January 22, 2008
    The best of Sam all day long to honor his 71st birthday.




  • The BIG Beatles Weekend - Feb. 07 - 10, 2008
    Beatlemania begins in Feb. 1964 with the Fab 4s first visit to America.
    It's four days of the best of The Beatles.



  • The Day the Music Died - all day Feb. 03, 2008
    A Tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper.




  • Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Fame Week (March 07 - 14, 2008)
    It began in 1986 and now 22 years later the tradition is stronger than ever.
    It's a week long Tribute to the Best of the Best from the RNRHOF. (Read More )


      • Stars of Sun Records Weekend (March 29 - 30, 2008)
        It was late March 1952 when Sun Records began operations in downtown Memphis, TN. To wind down the month The HOP hits you with a weekend of the brightest of the Sun stars..Elvis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and more! (Read More )




      • Bill Haley & His Comets Weekend (April 12 - 13, 2008) A whole weekend of the Bill & His Comets on-the-air plus an exclusive "on-line" interview with Jim Dawson, author of "Rock Around the Clock: the Record That Started the Rock Revolution". (Click Here For More)



      June 16th marks the 41st Anniversary of the one-and-only Monterey International Pop Festival. We've got vintage "live" performances from the Rhino Box Set all weekend long June 20 - 22.

      Click here for a cool page chock-fill-o links all about the Festival.