March 30, 2013

Documentary about Boston...

...with wonderful color footage from the 1930s and 1940s.
• The South End
• Revere Beach
• The Totem Pole Ballroom
• The Boston Braves

March 22, 2013

Friday night dose of 1963



Swingin' Time tv show

A teenie peek at the Detroit-area teen dance show, circa 1966.

March 21, 2013

Milt Grant's Record Hop

A slice of the local Washington, D.C. music program from 1957.


backyard rollercoaster

This cracks me up. I love it. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

March 11, 2013

1964 American Bandstand

Here are some clips from the show after it moved to Los Angeles from Philadelphia, including complete interviews after the performances.

• Dusty Springfield     • Brenda Holloway     • Terry Stafford
• The Larks     • Sam Cooke     • Betty Everett
• Johnny Rivers     • The Standells     • Bobby Vinton

March 8, 2013

Friday afternoon dose of 1969

Bad hair on men, afros, spaced-out go-go girls in see-through clothes, muumuus, pea-soup green and white go-go boots. Enjoy the trip.


March 2, 2013

Saturday morning dose of Swingin' Time!

Besides having the best do in rock and roll, Wayne Cochran shakes a tailfeather and hitchhikes on the white-man grooviness highway!