Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts
Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts
An Unsweetened Look at '50s Music
Davis, Hank
State University of New York Press
06/2023
362
Mole
Inglês
9781438492681
15 a 20 dias
227
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List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Hitmakers and Bold-Faced Names
1. Carl Perkins Meets Elvis in a High School Parking Lot
with Shawn Pitts
2. LaVern Baker: Play It Fair
3. Frankie Laine: Bringing Passion to Pop
4. Ella Johnson: Since I Fell for You
5. Charlie Rich: Before the Fox Was Silver
6. Betty Johnson: No More Singing for Her Supper
7. Rosco Gordon: Just a Little Bit
8. Ella Mae Morse: So Much, So Soon
Part II: One-Hit Wonders, Wannabees, and Supporting Characters
9. Chuck Miller: Fryers, Broilers, and the House of Blue Lights
10. Huelyn Duvall: Close but No Cigar
11. Eddy Bell: His Alter Ego Became a Star
12. Sherry Crane: A Parakeet Visits 706 Union Avenue
13. Ben Hewitt: The Best Known Unknown
14. Joey Riesenberg: The Scrapyard Drummer
15. Troy Shondell: The Early Years of a One-Hit Wonder
16. Carl Mann: That "Mona Lisa" Boy
Part III: Chasing the Story
17. How Elvis and the Jones Brothers Ended Up in the Memphis Landfill
18. Hannah Fay and Jeannie Greene: Searching for Missing Singers
19. Allerton and Alton: Black, White, and Bluegrass
20. Donna Dameron Loses Her Gig in an Iowa Cornfield
21. The Kirby Sisters: Envy Wrapped in Red Velvet
22. "Unchained Melody": The Pre-Ghost Story
23. Chuck Berry and Other Passengers on the Hellbound Train
24. Delia's Not Gone: The Musical Legacy of the Late Delia Green
with Paula Cimba
Part IV: Doo Wop Stories
25. A Brief Introduction to Doo Wop
26. The Paragons Meet the Turbans
27. The Channels: The Closer You Look
28. God or Girlfriend?: The Prisonaires Create a Very Confusing Love Song
29. Going Steady with the Pearls
30. The Six Teens Meet the Cleftones
Part V: The Bigger Picture
31. The First Rock 'n' Roll Record and Other Creation Myths
32. Politically Incorrect Music in the 1950s
with Scott Parker
33. "Sugartime" and Other Subtle Sexual Content in '50s Music
34. Looking under the Covers
with Scott Parker
35. The Dozen Most Influential Records of the 1950s
36. Instrumental Hit Records: No Words Were Necessary
with Scott Parker
37. Ancestors of the Chipmunks
38. The Bobbys: An Antidote to All That Rockin'
About the Author
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Hitmakers and Bold-Faced Names
1. Carl Perkins Meets Elvis in a High School Parking Lot
with Shawn Pitts
2. LaVern Baker: Play It Fair
3. Frankie Laine: Bringing Passion to Pop
4. Ella Johnson: Since I Fell for You
5. Charlie Rich: Before the Fox Was Silver
6. Betty Johnson: No More Singing for Her Supper
7. Rosco Gordon: Just a Little Bit
8. Ella Mae Morse: So Much, So Soon
Part II: One-Hit Wonders, Wannabees, and Supporting Characters
9. Chuck Miller: Fryers, Broilers, and the House of Blue Lights
10. Huelyn Duvall: Close but No Cigar
11. Eddy Bell: His Alter Ego Became a Star
12. Sherry Crane: A Parakeet Visits 706 Union Avenue
13. Ben Hewitt: The Best Known Unknown
14. Joey Riesenberg: The Scrapyard Drummer
15. Troy Shondell: The Early Years of a One-Hit Wonder
16. Carl Mann: That "Mona Lisa" Boy
Part III: Chasing the Story
17. How Elvis and the Jones Brothers Ended Up in the Memphis Landfill
18. Hannah Fay and Jeannie Greene: Searching for Missing Singers
19. Allerton and Alton: Black, White, and Bluegrass
20. Donna Dameron Loses Her Gig in an Iowa Cornfield
21. The Kirby Sisters: Envy Wrapped in Red Velvet
22. "Unchained Melody": The Pre-Ghost Story
23. Chuck Berry and Other Passengers on the Hellbound Train
24. Delia's Not Gone: The Musical Legacy of the Late Delia Green
with Paula Cimba
Part IV: Doo Wop Stories
25. A Brief Introduction to Doo Wop
26. The Paragons Meet the Turbans
27. The Channels: The Closer You Look
28. God or Girlfriend?: The Prisonaires Create a Very Confusing Love Song
29. Going Steady with the Pearls
30. The Six Teens Meet the Cleftones
Part V: The Bigger Picture
31. The First Rock 'n' Roll Record and Other Creation Myths
32. Politically Incorrect Music in the 1950s
with Scott Parker
33. "Sugartime" and Other Subtle Sexual Content in '50s Music
34. Looking under the Covers
with Scott Parker
35. The Dozen Most Influential Records of the 1950s
36. Instrumental Hit Records: No Words Were Necessary
with Scott Parker
37. Ancestors of the Chipmunks
38. The Bobbys: An Antidote to All That Rockin'
About the Author
Index
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List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Hitmakers and Bold-Faced Names
1. Carl Perkins Meets Elvis in a High School Parking Lot
with Shawn Pitts
2. LaVern Baker: Play It Fair
3. Frankie Laine: Bringing Passion to Pop
4. Ella Johnson: Since I Fell for You
5. Charlie Rich: Before the Fox Was Silver
6. Betty Johnson: No More Singing for Her Supper
7. Rosco Gordon: Just a Little Bit
8. Ella Mae Morse: So Much, So Soon
Part II: One-Hit Wonders, Wannabees, and Supporting Characters
9. Chuck Miller: Fryers, Broilers, and the House of Blue Lights
10. Huelyn Duvall: Close but No Cigar
11. Eddy Bell: His Alter Ego Became a Star
12. Sherry Crane: A Parakeet Visits 706 Union Avenue
13. Ben Hewitt: The Best Known Unknown
14. Joey Riesenberg: The Scrapyard Drummer
15. Troy Shondell: The Early Years of a One-Hit Wonder
16. Carl Mann: That "Mona Lisa" Boy
Part III: Chasing the Story
17. How Elvis and the Jones Brothers Ended Up in the Memphis Landfill
18. Hannah Fay and Jeannie Greene: Searching for Missing Singers
19. Allerton and Alton: Black, White, and Bluegrass
20. Donna Dameron Loses Her Gig in an Iowa Cornfield
21. The Kirby Sisters: Envy Wrapped in Red Velvet
22. "Unchained Melody": The Pre-Ghost Story
23. Chuck Berry and Other Passengers on the Hellbound Train
24. Delia's Not Gone: The Musical Legacy of the Late Delia Green
with Paula Cimba
Part IV: Doo Wop Stories
25. A Brief Introduction to Doo Wop
26. The Paragons Meet the Turbans
27. The Channels: The Closer You Look
28. God or Girlfriend?: The Prisonaires Create a Very Confusing Love Song
29. Going Steady with the Pearls
30. The Six Teens Meet the Cleftones
Part V: The Bigger Picture
31. The First Rock 'n' Roll Record and Other Creation Myths
32. Politically Incorrect Music in the 1950s
with Scott Parker
33. "Sugartime" and Other Subtle Sexual Content in '50s Music
34. Looking under the Covers
with Scott Parker
35. The Dozen Most Influential Records of the 1950s
36. Instrumental Hit Records: No Words Were Necessary
with Scott Parker
37. Ancestors of the Chipmunks
38. The Bobbys: An Antidote to All That Rockin'
About the Author
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Hitmakers and Bold-Faced Names
1. Carl Perkins Meets Elvis in a High School Parking Lot
with Shawn Pitts
2. LaVern Baker: Play It Fair
3. Frankie Laine: Bringing Passion to Pop
4. Ella Johnson: Since I Fell for You
5. Charlie Rich: Before the Fox Was Silver
6. Betty Johnson: No More Singing for Her Supper
7. Rosco Gordon: Just a Little Bit
8. Ella Mae Morse: So Much, So Soon
Part II: One-Hit Wonders, Wannabees, and Supporting Characters
9. Chuck Miller: Fryers, Broilers, and the House of Blue Lights
10. Huelyn Duvall: Close but No Cigar
11. Eddy Bell: His Alter Ego Became a Star
12. Sherry Crane: A Parakeet Visits 706 Union Avenue
13. Ben Hewitt: The Best Known Unknown
14. Joey Riesenberg: The Scrapyard Drummer
15. Troy Shondell: The Early Years of a One-Hit Wonder
16. Carl Mann: That "Mona Lisa" Boy
Part III: Chasing the Story
17. How Elvis and the Jones Brothers Ended Up in the Memphis Landfill
18. Hannah Fay and Jeannie Greene: Searching for Missing Singers
19. Allerton and Alton: Black, White, and Bluegrass
20. Donna Dameron Loses Her Gig in an Iowa Cornfield
21. The Kirby Sisters: Envy Wrapped in Red Velvet
22. "Unchained Melody": The Pre-Ghost Story
23. Chuck Berry and Other Passengers on the Hellbound Train
24. Delia's Not Gone: The Musical Legacy of the Late Delia Green
with Paula Cimba
Part IV: Doo Wop Stories
25. A Brief Introduction to Doo Wop
26. The Paragons Meet the Turbans
27. The Channels: The Closer You Look
28. God or Girlfriend?: The Prisonaires Create a Very Confusing Love Song
29. Going Steady with the Pearls
30. The Six Teens Meet the Cleftones
Part V: The Bigger Picture
31. The First Rock 'n' Roll Record and Other Creation Myths
32. Politically Incorrect Music in the 1950s
with Scott Parker
33. "Sugartime" and Other Subtle Sexual Content in '50s Music
34. Looking under the Covers
with Scott Parker
35. The Dozen Most Influential Records of the 1950s
36. Instrumental Hit Records: No Words Were Necessary
with Scott Parker
37. Ancestors of the Chipmunks
38. The Bobbys: An Antidote to All That Rockin'
About the Author
Index
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