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The Rolling Stones: The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band The Rolling Stones
are the complete opposite of what ... |
The Doors
were one of the most popular acts of the late 1960’s
displaying all of the complexity and controversy... |
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Fury – A Saturday Morning Favorite
Fury was sort of like Lassie, but instead
of being about a boy and his dog ....
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The Rifleman – A Ripping Good Western
The 1950’s and 1960’s saw a huge number of
westerns
come and go on....
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Holy Superhero – It’s Batman! 1966 saw a live action version of Batman come to television.
The program ...
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India in the 30s and 40s
Clothes and Jewelry. In my grandfather’s (mother’s father) time, the
... |
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The Monterey Pop Festival of 1967 was, in many ways, a precursor to the
psychedelic, flower child ....
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Woodstock: The Concert of all Concerts With more than 500,000 people attending the
event, the three-day concert ...
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A 1950’s Kitchen Inventory
Many of these strange looking items had very simple uses and were a
.....
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The Saint – A Modern Day Robin Hood When 1960’s British
produced television series are mentioned ... |
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The Supremes: The Top Girl Group of the 1960’s
Other than the Beatles, the Supremes reigned as the top... |
Janis Joplin: A Pearl
Janis sang with a distinctive raspy voice and a country
blues background that duplicated... |
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Hollywood Movies and the 1950’s
featured great variety
and change in the American movie industry.....
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A Scary Hour of Television
Even as a child I had a love for stories of
mystery and suspense. Thus, ..... |
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Bob Dylan is one of the
most prolific songwriters in history. He has been credited
as a poet and deservedly.... |
The Kinks have always
considered themselves outsiders but have
maintained a strong cult following...
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India in the 1950s
and 60s - Life after marriage.
In my household, the newly married couple, especially the .... |
Marilyn: The Legend Throughout the 1950's, Monroe
continually achieved greater fame with each passing .... |
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Toys of My Youth
I have many memories from when I was a child. Among these
memories are the many toys I enjoyed....
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Bye-Bye, Bogey Throughout the 40's he
became one of the most famous film stars of all time. But
it was in the .... |
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Otis Redding: Pure Soul
His voice and style was what soul music
was/is all about.
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The Four Seasons were probably the most successful white
Doo Wop group
during ... |
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Answer Songs, Parodies,
and Death Tunes
The early to mid-1960s was probably the
heyday of Answer...
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Maverick: A Different Kind of Western In September 1957 a different style of western series came to
television..... |
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Early Motown The city of Detroit began its own history-making musical revolution in
the 1960s. ..... |
Early Motown - Part 2 Group
member Florence Ballard picked the name "Supremes."
And so it was. .... |
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Gloria Stavers and 16 Magazine With the onset of rock and roll in the '50s, Madison
Avenue discovered a new ....
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The Shangri-Las: Leaders of the Pack
In the summer of 1964,
in the middle of Beatlemania, a new "girl .... |
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Teenage Life in the 1950’s
The word Teenager was created in the
1950’s due to the tremendous population ...
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Dick Clark Known for his youthful appearance and
known as America’s oldest teenager, Dick Clark,..... |
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1950’s TV and Some Old West Legends The 1950’s and early 1960’s produced a
myriad of.... |
Play-Doh: A Kid Craft Classic
In 1956 a new child friendly clay-like
modeling compound burst upon .....
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JFK - John F. Kennedy When looking back on all his experiences,
it is hard to believe that John F. Kennedy... |
Drugs - the Sixties The abuse of drugs was one of focal concerns of life at that time, and
it is one of the... |
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Chubby Checker – King of the Rock and Roll Dances
Forever associated with the ...
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Johnny Cash - The Man in Black
One of the most influential artists in country and rock
and ... |
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Money of the 50s and 60s
can bring back fond memories of sweet soft
drinks and .....
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350 Strokes
The simple yellow cake was one of my childhood favorites
just like .... |
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The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA
The group was formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961 ... |
Jan and Dean
were part of the surf craze in the early
1960’s and second only to the ...
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Pink Princess Phone
I wanted a pink princess phone. I wanted privacy to talk
in my own room without my mother ..... |
Vivian Vance: America’s Favorite Female Sidekick Everybody loved Lucy. Part of what made
America tune in....
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Frankie Avalon
was the first of the long list of teen
idols in the late 1950’s and early .... |
Freddy Cannon To some
he was a teen idol of the late 1950’s, however, his style
... |
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PEZ Candy Breath Mint Finds Success as Children’s Toy introduced Pez
Candy in 1952. |
Marilyn: The End
No one knows when, but sometime during her climb to superstardom.
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Little Boys at Play –
A Story of Segregation in the South Like most boys
growing .. |
Do You Believe in Magic – The Musical Legacy
of The Lovin’ Spoonful |
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Phil Spector and The Wall of Sound The records he produced had a unique sound
... |
Fabian
was another teen idol in a long list of
teen idols from the 1950’s.
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Bonanza: A Classic Western September 1959
brought to television one of .... |
The Doctor Is In
The early 1960’s saw the appearance of two
successful television .... |
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The Disc Jockey behind Rock and
Roll. Alan Freed was the force behind getting Rock and Roll in front of... |
The Payola Scandal
is mostly associated with
the situation between record companies and disc jockeys
...
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OOPS - Wrong Number
My first real paying job came as a
sixteen-year-old at a .... |
Shoeing
My introduction to ‘shoeing’ came in 1958
when I was six years old.
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India in the 1950s
and 60s India is a country
of many states. Customs and traditions .. |
A Cute Caboose:
Tibor Gergely’s Children Book Illustrations.
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Bobby Rydell
To his credit he was a true musician unlike
many other teen idols. |
Doo-Wop became very popular in the 1950’s producing a great deal of
Doo-Wop groups.
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A Quick Look at the 60's
Turbulent, fun and enigmatic, the 1960's
were years when .... |
Learning American Music from the British Invasion
Everybody who was listening ... |
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You Are There – History Comes to Television Airing from 1953 – 1957.... |
The 1960s, Psychedelia, and Jimi Hendrix Music evolved in the 1960s.... |
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Songwriters of the 1950’s
There were a number of
popular and successful.. |
The Godfather of Soul –
James Brown has earned many
nicknames because of his ...
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Cold War, Cool Spies
The Cold War was
heating-up in the early 60's, but in the world of ... |
McCarthy
It's been said that there is no such thing
as bad publicity. Disproving this ....
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Backed by Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound,
The Ronettes became one of the
most ... |
The Bobbettes
were another girl group popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s |
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The Fugitive -
1960’s TV Drama One of the best television dramas
of the 1960’s..... |
Two
Magical Sixties TV Sitcoms The mid-1960’s brought two magic-themed situation
... |
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The Timeless Jukebox
The Jukebox became very popular in the 1950’s with ....
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The Shirelles
were one of the most popular
and long lasting of the girl groups. The group ...
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The Beach
- Home Away From Home.
It wasn’t like Beach Blanket Bingo....... |
Sea Hunt
In 1958 a new kind of adventure series came
to television.....
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Connie Francis
was one of the most popular female singers in the
1950’s and 1960’s.....
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The Chantels
were one of the few girl
groups that had success in a mostly male .... |
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The Real McCoys:
1950’s Television at its best.
In 1957 a new kind of situation comedy hit
television.... |
Ford Edsel
Information is probably filed away
somewhere in The Ford Motor Company's archives ... |
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Life in the 1950’s
was simple. Some say it was the best time
in American History... |
Jackie Wilson
was the consummate performer, his stylish
moves, polished smooth ... |
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Them! - A Drive-In Classic
released in 1954 and is still regarded as one of the
... |
Dad’s Woodie – The Classic Surf Mobile
According to everyone who knew him at
....
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James Dean –
A 1950’s Icon and Legend James Dean was very popular
in the 1950’s. |
Leave it to Beaver –
The ideal family show
aired
from October 1957 to June 1963.
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CLUE – A Board Game Classic
Perhaps my favorite game as a boy was the
...
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Peanuts, A Comic Strip Classic
When Charles Schulz’s Li’l Folks appeared
as ....
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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
shook up Rock and Roll music with their
risqué .... |
Instrumental Groups in the 50’s -The Ventures
were the first of a new phenomenon ...
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Where Were You In '62?
More importantly, where were you in 1973, the
year ..... |
The Changing World of Words
As our world changes,so does our
vocabulary.... |
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Telephone Booth Cramming
So, how many South African college
students does ...
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Surviving a Nuclear Attack in a Wine Cellar
When President Truman announced .... |
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Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
were the most popular of the
boy groups ... |
I Love Lucy – The most popular 1950’s sitcom
and still is shown in reruns today, ....
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Keeping up with your Faves -
The Rise of
TIGER BEAT
Magazine
Teen idols have always created a .... |
The Cyrkle
The opening line of The Cyrkle's #2 hit,
"Red Rubber Ball" was prophetic for the rock and roll
.... |
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Rock and Roll – What’s It All About? Rock and roll combined elements of blues,
... |
Marilyn Monroe – Forever a Legend
She is known for her beauty,
femininity, fragileness ....
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Television Spy Shows of the 1960’s
As the number of westerns on television began to drop in the
...
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The 1950’s Birth of the Interstate Highway System
When you take a long trip by car how much do .... |
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Duane Eddy
Probably the best known solo
instrumentalists and the most successful one,... |
Clyde McPhatter
had one of the sweetest voices of all time,
his voice was among the great ... |
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The Sixties – What Sixties?
I am a typical baby-boomer. I was born at
the end of the forties, went to .... |
Peter Green – Man of the World
When someone mentions Fleetwood Mac, most
people will automatically.. |
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Hair - The American Tribal
Love Rock Musical
Though rock music had ..... |
Great American Sports Moments of the 1960’s
memorable American sports.
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The Dell-Vikings
were one of the first
successful Doo Wop groups and one of the few ....
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Sam Cooke
was a true pioneer of Black
music. He sang Gospel and Soul music .... |
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At the Record Hop
In the 1950’s there was a lot less to do on
weekends. On Saturday .... |
Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die
Sad, but true. Screen legend James Dean
.... |
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Hey Hey, I’m A Monkees Fan
Monday, September 12, 1966. Little did I know that a simple little half
hour television...
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The Dick
Van Dyke Show
Of all the television sitcoms, one of the very best was The Dick Van
Dyke Show. .. from 1961 to 1966.
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Dion and The Belmonts
were considered to be the
most successful white Doo Wop group in the 1950’s.....
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Bobby Vee
was one of the longest lasting of the teen idols of the early
1960’s. Vee joined a local band that his brother ... |
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Davy Crockett: Taking the country by storm
in the 1950’s
was the legendary ... |
Captain Kangaroo:
A Children’s Classic.
Before Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers’ .... |
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Sinatra in the 50's
The decade of the 50's
didn't start out smoothly for Frank Sinatra.
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Fedoras
During the 1950’s, and to a lesser extent in the 60’s, fedoras were
fashionable. |
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Paul Anka
was a little different than
the other teen idols from the 1950’s and early 1960’s. |
Bobby Darin
was another popular teen idol in the
1950’s. He had an exceptional talent and .. |
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Cowabunga!
Surf's Up!
1960s California was one of the most
desirable places to be and live in. There was a thriving
.... |
va room.. VA room... va ROOM..... VAROOMMMMM!
The car was another importance aspect of
California life, not ... |
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The Sweater Trend
It all started with the sweater girl. A
term used to describe a look ....
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Great Baseball Moments of
the 1950’s
The 1950’s saw some of baseball’s
greatest .... |
Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps
A Rockabilly Tragedy |
Eddie Cochran
A Promising Career Cut Short |
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1950’s and 1960’s Influential
Fashion Designers and Trends
After the war torn 1940’s,
.... |
Make Your Own Sixties Clothes!
A Review of the book “Fashion
Sewing by the .... |
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America's Pastime
Baseball is still referred to as
"America's Pastime"... |
It Was a War
For years, it was called a conflict. Many
termed it a police action..... |
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Ricky Nelson
The Most Successful Teen Idol, came from a family
of talented entertainers and actors....
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Ritchie Valens
The First Mexican American Rock and Roll Star. On February 3, 1959,
the music ... |
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Perry Mason: King of the Courtroom
One of the first names that might come to
mind when the words “courtroom drama” are .... |
Alvin and
the Chipmunks
Anyone who grew up in the Fifties is sure
to remember the original run of Alvin and the Chipmunks..... |
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Thank You F. W. Woolworth
Remember your first job? When you bring
it to mind, do the feelings, events, people good or
...
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Gunsmoke, Best of the Westerns
Like many boys growing up in the 1950’s and early 60’s the TV western
captivated me. And none were .... |
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My Smelly Daddy, Cool Cars, and
Metal Lunch Buckets
I recently remembered that my Dad worked for Philco
when I was .... |
Teddy Boys - Rockers or Shockers?
In Britain in the 1950s, and stretching
through to the early 60s, there arose a phenomenon ...
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Bo Diddley's emphasis on hard driving
rhythms and even a harder edgy guitar sound heavily
influenced ... |
Ruth Brown
helped Atlantic Records
become the success it was throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s. |
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Riveted Blues
In the 1950’s Levi’s 501 denim jeans were
not sold in mom’s favorite department ..... |
Lucky Charms
I remember thinking I had pulled one over on my parents the first time
they brought .... |
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Dorm Life - Not the Way it Used to Be
We followed our son who was driving his pickup truck filled with
his stuff. We were .... |
1956 - The Beginning of Lake Powell
Turn off your cell phone. It is time to recharge. However, this
time you will not be ... |
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The Coasters
started as a group on the West coast (hence the name the
Coasters). The group began ....
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The Drifters
created a soulful sound
of Rhythm and Blues using stirring Gospel vocals. Their
sound ..... |
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Whatta Ya Like? (An Overview)
Every decade leaves us with things to be remembered fondly.
It's much ...
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They Show Movies There?
There have always been a number of activities tied to drive-in
theaters...
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I Love Lucy: A
Timeless TV Classic
Millions of Americans stopped whatever they were doing on Monday
nights to .... |
Sky King - A Hero I Loved To
Watch
Sky King was a former military pilot
who patrolled the skies and helped anyone he .... |
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The Platters: The predecessors of the Doo Wop sound, the
Platters were a smooth sounding blend .... |
The Clovers
were one of the few groups that lasted throughout the
development of Rock and Roll. |
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The Innovative 50's
The 50's was an era filled with creativity. Within that
10-year span, the world.... |
Just the Facts Since the
early days of the medium, the police/detective genre has.... |
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Spotlight On..... The Shirelles
Bar none, they were THE group of 1961 and its most
history making; their .....
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1961- A Standout Year
One of the reasons I consider this year a standout is for the
..... |
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Your Old Records Might Be Worth
More Than You Think
With record collecting booming, records from the fifties ..... |
Music in the 1960s: The Beatles
Ask anyone to name a band from the sixties, and The Beatles..... |
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Fashion Memories of 1959
My big sister and I shared a bedroom growing up, so early on I
began to learn the lessons .... |
Casserole Anyone?
The 1950’s was abundant with
processed and ready-to-eat foods. The casserole was the number
one food ....
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Chuck Berry
Berry
didn’t seem to be following a path toward music, he
obtained a degree ....
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Fats Domino
was born into a musical
family. His father was a well-known violinist and his
.....
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Did Father Really Know Best?
Unlike today, the fathers of TV's yesteryear were undisputed rulers of
the....
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How Do You Want
Your Coke?
Nowadays, a walk down the beverage aisle in the ......
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