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Author:
Mark R. Deaver
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Date Posted: Wed April 23, 2008 06:02:42
In reply to:
Mike C
's message, "Re: Why?" on Mon April 21, 2008 12:06:26
Mike, thanks for your response to my post. Yes, I really think that those of us who were first exposed to music in the 50s have that stamp on us for life; it was so unforgettable and vivid.
I had to laugh. No, back in the early 50s, we lived in a duplex in East L.A., then in the late 50s, we resided in a Spanish style home in the Crenshaw District, on the same street, Norton Avenue, where the body of the Black Dahlia was found back in the 40s. These areas weren't exactly Beverly Hills.
Yes, the 50s are remembered as prosperous times for the U.S., hence the baby boom which I believe greatly fueled the sales of novelty records, i.e. Chipmunks, back in the late 50s. Still 1958 was regarded as a so called "Eisenhower Recession Year" (it's funny how presidents get all the blame or credit as if we still had the divine right of kings). This was reflected in one of the 9 records my father bought, "Gas Money" by Jan and Arnie, as well as "Summertime Blues" (about a-working all summer just to try to earn a dollar).
I don't know about the U.K., but back in the 50s and 60s, record stores in our area had record clubs. That is, if you bought 10 45s or so, you got a free one. Such was the case with our local outlet, Walden's Music. 45s I acquired this way were "For Sentimental Reasons" by Sam Cooke and "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris.
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