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Happy birthday, rock! Er, how old are you now? (July 5, 1954: ROCK'N'ROLL IS BORN)
Christian Science Monitor ^
| from the January 15, 2004 edition
| Kim Campbell
Posted on 07/05/2006 10:28:36 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: mathluv
I googled it, but did not recognize the name - Hank Ballard. I was thinking of a group like the Drifters, but it was another one.You got it: "Hank Ballard and the Midnighters," that's who did that song!
P.S. I'm a former Oldies Radio DJ and I couldn't get it!
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posted on
07/05/2006 6:52:10 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(Life is like a cow pasture, it's hard to get through without stepping in some mess. NRA.)
To: Inyo-Mono
Ballard was the guy who did the Twist before Chubby Checker.
To: Chi-townChief
Ballard was the guy who did the Twist before Chubby Checker.Yes, he did!
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posted on
07/05/2006 7:05:06 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(Life is like a cow pasture, it's hard to get through without stepping in some mess. NRA.)
To: Inyo-Mono
I pulled out my old 45's to look up the group, but it must have been on my 78's.
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posted on
07/05/2006 8:38:34 PM PDT
by
mathluv
(Never Forget!)
To: Chi-townChief
The Bronx Tale had some excellent music in it.
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posted on
07/05/2006 8:50:46 PM PDT
by
NY Attitude
(You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
To: Chi-townChief
The TV show "Bob Horn's Bandstand" debuts. It would later change its title to "American Bandstand" in 1956. When growing up in Philadelphia I would always tune in to WFIL and watch Bandstand. Even got to go there at 46th and Market Street a couple of times. Things turned ugly for Bob Horn and he was replaced by Tony Mamarella for a while, then Dick Clark came along. It was still Bandstand until they moved the show to California.
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posted on
07/05/2006 8:56:39 PM PDT
by
NY Attitude
(You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
To: Chi-townChief; oldtimer2
And did you recognize the classmate played by Jameel Farah...more recently known as Jamie Farr?
Do you think, maybe, that DADDIO was already a term, and the teacher's name followed?
To: RockinRight
To: Chi-townChief
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This guy was rockin back in 1949
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posted on
07/06/2006 1:57:42 AM PDT
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
I started rocking in December of 1949...in a cradle.
To: SuziQ
Well, if someone tried to run me over, I don't think I'd be too fond of them either! ;o)
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posted on
07/06/2006 3:43:24 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(It is by will alone I set my mind in motion...)
To: gnickgnack
I think that you are right about Daddio already being a term. However I was 16 years old at the time and living in Lancaster, Pa. Calling a teacher Daddio seemed to me to be very risky and very funny.
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posted on
07/06/2006 5:13:21 AM PDT
by
oldtimer2
(You don' t defeat terrorism with temperance)
To: mathluv
Hanl Ballard and The Midnighters
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posted on
07/06/2006 5:37:12 AM PDT
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
To: metesky; mathluv
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posted on
07/06/2006 5:37:52 AM PDT
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
To: Chi-townChief
This is always a good time to repost this link:
Lost in the 50's
At the site you'll also find links to hours of blues and doo-wop.
enjoy!
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posted on
07/06/2006 5:49:58 AM PDT
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
To: metesky
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