RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
That made me laugh... the Beechnut gum. remember they used to say Beechnut was flavor-ific and they all wore pins on their lapel reading 'IFIC'.... oh my gosh how corny was that?
So many music posts, very few dealing with the 50s music scene
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oscash
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- Sydney - Australia
I love that song It was the first Rock n Roll record I bought, and I would play it all the time and turned up full pitch, to which my father would yell out, '"TURN THAT RUBBISH OFF".
Pam
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- Cumbria, England.
I See The Moon by the Stargazers.
There are several versions of this, I've chosen this particular one because it topped the UK charts in 1954 therefore most likely to be the version that I heard. My mam used to sing this to me and I sang it to my grandkids, got a video somewhere of my grandson singing it.
There are several versions of this, I've chosen this particular one because it topped the UK charts in 1954 therefore most likely to be the version that I heard. My mam used to sing this to me and I sang it to my grandkids, got a video somewhere of my grandson singing it.
VaughanJB
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Great song! As you remember it was a hit in 1954, and when it was included in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955) with Glenn Ford, it really became a symbol for the rebellious youth of the 1950s. Plus it was a great jitterbug song...
I swear, back in the day, everyone seemed to have a copy of this album somewhere in the house:
Pam
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- Cumbria, England.
@VaughanJB - this is the version I was given and still have, somewhere in the loft! One of my dad's work colleagues gave it to me when I was in my early teens and at the time I thought it was a bit 'old fashioned' as this was the early 1960s. However, I did play it occasionally and was glad I kept hold of it.
Pam
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- Cumbria, England.
Battle of New Orleans - Lonnie Donegan
Furryanimal
Y gath o Gymru
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- Wales
had to post this after seeing the History thread..
Head to the beaches ladies 
ChiroDoc
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- The Dixie Riviera
Bill Haley's version of "Rock Around the Clock" smashed rock 'n roll into the big time. I still love that song. For teens at the time it became their anthem. One of the greatest rock 'n roll songs ever. It was the perfect song for the rebellious '55 film, Blackboard Jungle.had to post this after seeing the History thread..
Head to the beaches ladies
horseless carriage
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ChiroDoc
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- The Dixie Riviera
Good stuff! We played a couple of gigs with Berry back in the later '60s. He got to where he rarely traveled with a band. He'd just use guys from other bands on the program because everyone knew his music. So Berry was able to keep all the money for himself..
One time we played a gig with him in Milwaukee. He didn't even bring a guitar with him! He used one from the leader of our band. I think the guy saved every penny he ever earned...
