One of the most unique and, happily, positive stories in recent music history is that of Doc Pomus. It wasn’t easy. The bottom line is that Pomus...
Category - 1950s
[contextly_sidebar id=”368ddd366055ba69bd1b9d8afe7f582b”] Dolores Williams, aka LaVern Baker (with several name stops along the way, including...
A major force in Chicago, Carl Davis, has died at age 77. Here is part of the obituary in The New York Times: Though Chicago’s soul scene was less celebrated...
The passing last week of Andy Griffith led Phil Arnold, who runs ElvisBlog, to post an item on the links between the two icons. He described an appearance of...
[contextly_sidebar id=”48323199e84e52f4721cd979489f42da”] Phil Phillips lone hit is one of the great songs of the rock era. Here is a version by...