This is Part 2 of an article that began in 2022 when I contributed material for the book Sock Hops…
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How Unusual Can It Get? In November 1965, The Unusuals, a popular garage rock band from Bellingham, WA recorded a…
Who The Heck Is Baby Sandy? Most of us have heard of the iconic child star of the 30s and…
A Little Christmas Chuck Chuck Berry & Little Richard probably had more to do with the advancement of Rock 'n…
"Marley was dead: to begin with. There was no doubt whatever about that." So begins the familiar 1843 novelette which…
"E" = Elvis + "F" = Frank Many touted it as a passing-of-the-torch moment when Frank Sinatra, the teenage idol…
I first became aware of singer/songwriter Charlie Rich as a teen, constantly listening to Top-40 Radio, when I heard his…
I was fortunate to have two tours of duty at the old KOL/KMPS building on Harbor Island. The 1st time…
HIM - KEMO SABE (Oh! Alright, alright! ... Him - Willie Nelson!) Willie Nelson was always very good to us…
Here we are already marking the 54th Anniversary of the death of Beatle Paul McCartney on November 9th, 1966. Wait…
Dave Dudley's "Six Days On The Road" has a strong identity as a Country song, but in 1963 when I…
He Up And Died The lyric "He Up And Died" is from Jerry Jeff Walker's masterful song "Mr. Bojangles." In…