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1955 – If you though Elvis made “Blue Suede Shoes” popular before him was country artists Carl Perkins who had a hit with this song.
1969 – Tommy Roe came out with a hit song titled “Dizzy” that sold more than a million copies and earned a Gold record.
1970 – known for his portrayal of cowboys actor Lee Marvin had a hit with “Wand’rin’ Star” which he sang in the movie “Paint Your Wagon”.
1976 – The first rock star since The Beatles to become a wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London was Elton John.
1983 – Both Neil Sedaka and Stevie Wonder get inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
1987 – The Beatles CDs are released and their songs “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Please Please Me” return to the U.K. charts.
the picture of the boots made me laugh!!!
i remember that Lee Marvin song and movie. wow! what a great share!
For these posts, I always have to think about that first photo and blue suede shoes sort of fit in here, Doc
perfect choice – i would love to do an experiment with that concept of yours. (picture text and headlines compared) not sure I could get enough data points though.
It is fun to rock and roll… not my era but I like to say it all the time… “It’s time to rock and roll.”