1950-1954 Jukebox
December 1951-Leroy Anderson and “Blue Tango” (#1, 5 weeks).
November 1951-Johnnie Ray and “Cry” (#1, 11 weeks).
April 1952-Stan Freberg and “Try” (#15).
July 1954-Kitty Kallen and “Chapel In The Moonlight” (#4).
10/22
Happy Halloween
Welcome to My Website And My Tribute To The Way It Was In The 50’s & 60’s
You are about to travel back, through the corridors of time, to a different and simpler time in our history. This was the world we knew when we were young.
Thank you-over 46,000 visitors and 138,000 visits
Golden Hits From The Past-The Music That Would Form The Soundtrack Of Our Lives.
The Music Survey Archives-music surveys from the 50’s and 60’s
This Is Where The Music Still Lives. My articles on the music of this era will feature over 4,600 song titles to jog your memory.
Some of the songs listed in my articles about the music will appear on the various jukeboxes on my site.
The Fabulous 50’s
Civil Defense Film-“Duck And Cover” (circa 1951)
This popular TV show that started in the late 1940’s was the forerunner to “The Ed Sullivan Show” that would be a Sunday Night favorite for decades.
1950’s McDonald’s
This was our sound system in the mid 1950’s
1956-the arrival of a teen idol. I bought this fan magazine for 15 cents.
Bay Area Top 40 Pioneer-KOBY Arrives in October 1956
The Rock Era & Sock Hops
June 1959-The Arrival of KEWB
The Swingin’ 60’s
In The Early 1960’s KYA Would Now Become A Powerful Force In Playing Our Music.
November 22, 1963-The Day Our Country Would Change Forever
In Early 1964 We Were Musically Invaded
The Beatles 1964
In late 1960’s KFRC becomes popular in the Bay Area
July 20, 1969 “One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind”
