And to be on “American Bandstand” gave you an opportunity to ... a song much like the ballads that I had recorded in the ’60s that were huge, huge hits. And the song was called “Nobody ...
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Syd Barrett, The Rock Star Who Lost It
Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett went away for a long weekend. When he came back, he was a completely different person.
Little Anthony’s Diner isn’t just a restaurant; it’s a portal to the past, complete with chrome, neon, and enough Elvis ...
Despite the progress that’s been made, women’s visibility on the bandstand, at jazz festivals and on the airwaves ... Sally Placksin, in her book American Women in Jazz, writes: “Despite the ...
Welcome to the 1950s, a decade of prosperity and Pontiacs, drive-ins and tail fins, bobby socks and poodle skirts. The decade ...
Most were built between the 20s and 60s, several before the stock market crash ... General Felix Zollicoffer occupied the historic home. Alex Haley, the African-American prize winning author of “Roots ...
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The year was somewhere in the idyllic 1950s. Baby Boomers — the largest generation in American history — were entering their teens. You were probably there, because guess what — there’s a good chance ...