Tagged rock-and-roll
Oh Juke Box Saturday Night Again and Again
"Juke Box Saturday Night" was Glenn Miller's last hit as a civilian. With World War II being the big, urgent news of the day, Miller enlisted shortly after this record was released. On December 5, 1942, the song went into the Billboard Top Ten at #9. Miller was transferred from the Army to the Army Air Corps and became Captain Glenn Miller.
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Remembering Rick Nelson on his Birthday
Ricky Nelson began his show business career with his family in the 1949 radio sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. When the family moved to television, so did he, and their show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, with Ozzie's questionable employment as a former bandleader and their unadventurous adventures, aired from 1952 through 1966.
Read MoreMENA HARDY Singer Songwriter Nominated for John Lennon Songwriting Award for "I'm A Loser at 17"
Mena Hardy Is Known For Creating Her Own Modern Breed Of Southern Rock N Roll - She Fronts A Southern Rock And Country Band Called The Shotgun Revolutionaries And Is Interviewed On Dare To Dream Radio With Debbi Dachinger.
Read MoreRock Music in American Culture: The Sounds of Revolution - Like a Moth to a Flame
From its roots in the black and white "under classes" through its clash with the broader culture to its multifaceted incarnation today, rock and roll has fostered and reflected a genuine cultural revolution that has gone on to influence the world.
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