Posted on 01/22/2014 12:01:34 PM PST by C19fan
t may be 2014 to the rest of us, but for the subjects in Jennifer Greenburg’s photographs, it is still 1951. The assistant professor of photography at Indiana University Northwest has been photographing America's Rockabilly community for more than ten years; people that not only dress like it’s the Fifties, but also drive perfectly preserved Cadillacs and decorate their homes with furniture to rival the retro sets of Mad Men. 'At first I thought the culture was about fashion,' the 36-year-old photographer told MailOnline. 'Then I realized it was much, much, more than that. I realized that this was a culture of people who functioned as a community.'
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Well, okay, the cars and tailfins were pretty mainstream, and some people do really love suburbia or early TV, but the Fifties many people lived aren't cult objects in the same way that the fringe culture of the era is.
Beautiful clothes no tattoos or piercings. Women were much better looking during that era.
06/27/1951
Ever think about who owns your grass?
Cool paper! Cool kid! The one in the pic, and the one you must have been!
I never cared for the furniture/furnishings of the 50’s/early 60’s - too cold and un-inspiring to me, but my “parents liked it, so much they carried it at least into the late 70’s!
I prefer 30’s and 40’s style furniture, etc. That’s the time frame I like, unless we start talking Renaissance era.....”
I graduated high school in 1953, and we had that 30’s/40’s furniture! Great stuff. Better than what I see in the pics on this thread. A couple piece I still have.
The cars from the 50’/60’s era were/are great! And some are well preserved today. Go for a pretty penney in the Classic Auto Auctions too...
Mecum Auto Auctions are nice to drool over. I’ve wasted half a day watching a few times.
http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/mecum-auto-auctions
FMCDH(BITS)
Well, I'd like to believe they are in good company. I don't know what year it happened, but if was in the fifties, I would think they look at things the same way I do.
FMCDH(BITS)
I believe it. hahaha
Razors are another place that they’ve ‘improved’ them so much to ensure we keep buying more and more at higher and higher prices.
I wonder what percentage of a family budget went towards razors in the 50’s compared to the percentage today.
A lot of hispanics into it today. But there are black, asian (especially but not exclusively Japanese), indian, and white rockabillies.
As performers, pinups, and fans.
British rockabillies. Hanging the confederate flag as a sign of rebellion. I thought the US flag was that to the British...
New recordings and great reissues on CD and LP (and even some digital download)
Just about everything that wasn’t Elvis...
http://nortonrecords.gostorego.com/vinyl/norton-wax/norton-lps.html?limit=30&p=4
Here are a couple of labels with contemporary acts that list their roster’s tour schedules:
http://wildrecordsusa.com/calendar
https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/tour-events
Several song live soundie of Bill Haley and the Comets in 1954 (right after they’d changed from being the Saddlemen and before they had Rock Around The Clock):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYIE5lkjXAo
Crazy Man Crazy
Straight Jacket
Shake Rattle & Roll
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