It was a successful season for the Atlanta Braves, but as fans of the club are used to as of late, a terrible collapse ended their hopes for another World Series. As the holiday season is quickly moving upon us, now is the time to look into what Atlanta-themed gifts should be at the top ...
“Wouldn’t it be great if Elvis was still alive and all his impersonators were dead?” – George Carlin Elvis would have been 78 on January 8, 2013. He died in Memphis on August 16, 1977. He was only 42 years old. It’s hard to believe that the little boy who won a talent contest at ...
The station wagon holds a special spot in America’s collective fond memories of family transportation and the 1957 Chevy Bel Air Nomad two door is a jewel. With its distinctive tail fins, dazzling chrome, two-tone paint scheme and whitewall tires, the Nomad is one of the most recognizable Chevys and a classic among collectors. The ...
Before there was Elvis or Ricky Nelson there was teenage heartthrob Pat Boone. Born Charles Eugene Boone in 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of two. He is a direct descendant of frontiersman Daniel Boone. He is also cousin to “Have Gun Will Travel” star Richard Boone as well ...
The cultural impact of rock ‘n’ roll was so dramatic that it completely eclipsed the under-appreciated EASY-POP music of the fifties. Appearing as early as 1948 and still being recorded late into the century, quintessential EASY-POP recordings peaked in the nineteen-fifties. But during this single decade there was an astonishing variety of sparkling singers, infectious ...
Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1940, Eric Hilliard Nelson spent virtually his entire life in show business. One of two sons born to bandleader Ozzie Nelson and vocalist Harriet Hilliard, Ricky and his older brother, David, appeared on their parents radio show in 1949. Later, the show, “The Adventures of Ozzie And Harriet” moved ...
In 1957, I saw the best vehicle I ever owned when I caught sight of a red 1957 Volvo 544 two-door sedan on the street outside a Chevrolet dealer. The picture shows a sketch of this car. I was driving a 1953 Packard “400” four-door sedan at the time. This was a huge car weighing ...
Antoine Domino was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1928. There he became influenced by the music of Fats Waller and Albert Ammonds. Fats” signed with the Imperial Records label in 1949 where he got immediate attention with his first single, “The Fat Man.” This song reportedly sold a million copies. However, that would be ...
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