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Jim Lowe: Green Door

Today, May 7, is Jim Lowe’s birthday. He recorded one of my very favorite records from the Fifties, “Green Door”. I was about 15 when this song became a big hit in 1956, staying at the number one position on Billboard’s charts for three weeks. Jim Lowe was like several other singers who started out […]

Fats Domino, The Fat Man

Here is the introduction of my Kindle book about Fats Domino:
“I love the music of the Fifties. Anyone who reads this blog knows that. Actually, I love the music of the Sixties and Seventies, etc. as well, but the Fifties have always been my favorite. I hope that love comes through as I discuss one […]

Nick Ashford and Jerry Leiber Both Gone

I’ll bet not too many people who read this have ever heard of Nick Ashford. Maybe Jerry Leiber is a name you may have heard. But both of these men wrote some of the greatest songs that we have been listening to over the past fifty years. Both have died this past […]

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