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.
1959 on all jukeboxes except 20th century jukebox
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)
1950’s McDonalds
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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The Music Of January-June 1957
“And The Hits Kept Coming”
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The Music Of October-December 1956
“Top 40 Radio Is Here”
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The Music Of 1952
January-June 1952 The following is a sampling of some of the hits of 1952 Les Paul & Mary Ford would enter the nation’s charts on the week of January 5 with their latest hit called “Tiger Rag” (this song would … Continue reading
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