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82Top Ten Oldies Songs that Make Me Smile
There's something about oldies that makes me smile. From the care free lyrics and whiny nasal sounding singing to simple bass grooves and barbershop harmonies, the oldies are an alusion to a simpler time. ...
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79Top 10 Rock and Roll Songs of The 1950s
Music historians have often credited Bo Diddley with being the foundation of Rock and Roll; here are 10 top classics based on some of his work, along with a few others...
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67The Day The Music Died - Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly, in the early morning of February 03, 1959, rented a small single airplane leaving from the Mason City/Clear Lake Municipal Airport, only to crash within a few miles from take off. The crash...
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76American Pie Lyrics
Depending on what search terms are used for a journey on the World Wide Web, or which books and documents are requested at the local library, the number of articles, commentaries and interpretations of...
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66Songs, Recording Artists and Movie Themes that inspire
I was raised in a household that listened to Big Band music, until one day..... ...my eldest brother came home with a 45 RPM record, a type of record I hadn't seen before, and he put the 45 on my record...
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67Why The Beatles Deserve Their Position in Rock and Roll History
I have stated in other articles that I have been a fan of rock and roll almost from the beginning. I remember the early years and changes the rock and roll went through. Rock was started by the genius of...
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7010 Top Rock And Roll Songs From The 1950s
Ah, the 1950s. The quiffed coolness of Jimmy Dean. The hot blast of subway air that lifted Marilyn Monroe's skirt. The gas-guzzling Buicks and Cadillacs and Chevrolets and Thunderbirds. The red-seated diners...
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66Plane Crash Tragedies: The Musicians Who Will Always Be Remembered
I recently posted a blog entitled “Musicians Who Died At 27: Is It A Curse?” I briefly discussed members of the known “27 Club”, as well as their biographies and my points of view on the subject. As...
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68Buddy Holly- A Rock and Roll Legend
Fifty years ago, the world lost a pioneer, someone who was to influence the music that followed him. On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly got on board a plane. He had just finished at the Surf...
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67Elvis Impersonators
This past weekend, I went to St. Louis to the Elks Lodge to see a show and have dinner. The dinner was good but the show was FANTASTIC! The show consisted of a wonderful band, an impersonator of Buddy...
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