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.
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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.
It’s Howdy Doody Time
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.
LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 1: A telop title card for the Toast of the Town with Ed Sullivan television show. Image dated January 1, 1952. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Rock & Roll will burst onto the music scene in 1955
Bay Area Top 40 Pioneer-KOBY Arrives in October 1956
The Rock Era & Sock Hops
June 1959-The Arrival of KEWB
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”
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TV Days 1968
TV Days 1968 ————————————————The World Of Television———————————- The top shows on TV this year would include “The Jackie Gleason Show” (CBS, Saturday 7:30-8:30 PM), “The Carol Burnett Show” (CBS, Monday 10:00-11:00 PM), “The Ed Sullivan Show” (CBS, Sunday 8:00-9:00 PM), … Continue reading
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1969 Flashback
1969 Flashback As the decade of the 1960’s comes to a close, these were some of the memories of this year ————————————————–News Events————————————- In the year 1969, the United States economy was struggling with inflation. From January to March, torrential … Continue reading
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TV Days 1969
TV Days 1969 ——————————————The World Of Television—————————- The top shows on TV this year were “The FBI” (ABC, Sunday 8:00-9:00 PM), “Bewitched” (ABC, Thursday 8:30-9:00 PM), “Saturday Night Movie” (NBC, Saturday 9:00-11:00 PM), “Mod Squad” (ABC, Tuesday 7:30-8:30 PM), “Movie … Continue reading
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1968 Flashback
1968 Flashback ———————————————-News Events——————————————– This was a year that was marked with violence. Race riots plagued many major American cities, the war in Viet Nam was still raging and to make matters even worse, two major figures in American history … Continue reading
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TV Days 1967
TV Days 1967 ————————————–The World Of Television——————————————– Some of the more popular shows on TV this year would include “Gentle Ben” (CBS, Sunday 7:30-8:00 PM), “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color” (NBC, Sunday 7:30-8:30 PM), “My Three Sons” (CBS, Saturday … Continue reading
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1967 Flashback
1967 Flashback ———————————————–News Events——————————————- On January 27, Apollo astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger B Chaffee would die in a launching pad fire (these were the first deaths in the space program). On April 15, between 100,000 to … Continue reading
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TV Days 1966
TV Days 1966 ———————————–The World Of Television————————————— The top shows on TV this year would include “Daniel Boone” (NBC, Thursday 7:30-8:30 PM), “Rat Patrol” (ABC, Monday 8:30-9:00 PM), “Petticoat Junction” (CBS, Tuesday 9:30-10:00 PM), “Get Smart” (NBC, Saturday 8:30-9:00 PM), … Continue reading
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1966 Flashback
1966 Flashback 1966 was the year that this game was introduced. I played it in my younger years but if I was to play it now, I would probably end up in the intensive care unit at the closest hospital. … Continue reading
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TV Days 1964
TV Days 1964 ————————————————-The World Of Television———————— Some of the top shows on TV this year would include “Flipper” (NBC, Saturday 7:30-8:00 PM), “My Favorite Martian” (CBS, Sunday 7:30-8:00 PM), “The Addams Family” (ABC, Friday 8:30-9:00 PM), “The Virginian” (NBC, … Continue reading
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1965 Flashback
1965 Flashback ————————————————News Events——————————————— Lyndon Johnson was still the President and Hubert Humphrey was the Vice President of the United States.This was the year that Lyndon Johnson unveiled his plans for the “Great Society”. This year would see many demonstrations … Continue reading
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