In a little over two minutes, The Trashmen changed the face of rock and roll forever.
"Surfin' Bird" reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".
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This is an actual advance copy ( DJ copy )Of the Coral single
( 9-61918 ) "Rock Billy Boogie" by Johnny Burnette. Released December 16, 1957.
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Jam Session From The 1947Film "Fabulous Dorseys"
Art Tatum : Piano
Tommy Dorsey : Trombone
Jimmie Dorsey : Clarinet
Charlie Barnet : Sax
George Van Eps : Guitar
Ray Bauduc : Drums
Ziggy Elman : Trumpet
Stuart Foster : Bass
This video is of the actual 1920, Victrola one-sided acoustic 78RPM record that features Enrico Caruso singing "A Dream".
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In September of 1943, Sid Nathan started King Records In Cincinnati, Ohio. King would go on to record some of the most important music of our time. The world has all but forgotten Sid Nathan and King Records. This is not a good thing.
Recorded on June 12, 1928, this is the actual Victor 78rpm record of folk legend "Jimmie Rogers" singing "My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans".
Jimmie Rogers was known as the "Singing Brakeman".
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The ultra-rare official Raisins' video of the song "Fear Is Never Boring".
Rob Fetters
Bob Nyswonger
Rick "Bam" Powell
Rick Neiheisel
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From ( 1935 )
Lester Alvin (Smiley) Burnette (born March 18, 1911, Summum, Illinois - February 16, 1967, Encino, California), an American singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 different musical instruments, was a successful comedy actor in Western films over three decades.