Notable People
1 HIT 1960 TEST
1 Hit Wonders 1960s Stay – Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, 1960 Hey Baby – Bruce Channel, 1961 Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee 1961 The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens, 1961 Monster […]
Notable People
Music
What do The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Barbra Streisand, Glen Campbell, and Joe Cocker have in common?
Few, if any musicians have played over 10,000 sessions while remaining virtually anonymous. But such was the case with Carol Kaye, born to professional musicians Clyde and Dot Smith, March 24, 1935 in Everett, Washington. […]
Notable People
Boomer Toys and Games Quiz
Culture and Lifestyle
The Unknown Comic
The Unknown Comic With a paper grocery sack over his head, The Unknown Comic entertained audiences on stage and TV throughout the 70s. And while this author found him to be one of the most […]
Food and Drink
The Flintstones and Flintstones Vitamins
The Flintstones made their television premier in 1960. It was the same year that Miles Laboratories, owners of 1-A-Day vitamins introduced “Chocks”, the first chewable vitamins for kids. It was a good idea, but kids […]
Music
“Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good-Bye” — The song that wasn’t meant to be heard
It’s funny how things turn out in music industry. Originally intended as a throwaway B-Side, the group Steam ended up with a number one hit with “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good-Bye” in 1969. […]
News
Regis Philbin dies at age 88 July 24, 2020
Born Regis Francis Xavier Philbin August 25, 1931 New York City, New York, U.S. Died July 24, 2020 (aged 88) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Burial place Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana[1] Alma mater University of […]
News and Events
The Huntley-Brinkley Report
From 1956 to 1970, dinner time was also time for the (Texaco) Huntley-Brinkley report on NBC. On October 29, 1956, the duo of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley were introduced to America on NBC with […]
Culture and Lifestyle
Blind Faith – One Supergroup. One Album. One Time.
Blind Faith was an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech, active in mostly 1969. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press as a continuation of Clapton and Baker’s former group Cream and Winwood’s former group Traffic, […]
Music
Gino Vannelli – Music from the 70s and beyond
Gino Vannelli was born in 1952 in Montreal, Canada to a family with a strong musical background. His father was in the cabaret scene while his mother possessed a strong musical inclination. Vannelli grew up […]