gotta dime?

How groovy is this 1961 Rock-Ola Regis 200? The Empress.
Check out this 1959 Rock-Ola with automobile design elements.

beautiful harmonies

The Everly Brothers perform live on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show in 1961. Check out the go-go version of Ford's Sixteen Tons.

twang time

The Everly Brothers perform in 1961 with The Crickets.

hey ladies

Here Come the Girls, Ernie K-Doe, 1970


Mother-In-Law, Ernie K-Doe, 1961

Ghost Riders in the Sky

I love everything about this circa 1961 performance by Neil LaVang.

Comin' Home Baby

Two versions of the 1961 hit by Mel Torme and Dee Dee Sharp.

Los Americans

When I love a song I need the lyrics. Orfeon is a Mexican record label that sponsored Premier Orfeon from 1961 to 1964 before changing its name to Discotheque Orfeon A Go-Go from 1965 to 1969.


Probemos Otra Vez, Los Americans, 1966

Turn On Your Love Light

Some songs are re-recorded because they're just plain AWESOME. If you're a Deadhead, you know this version. If you don't know the original, you may know this version. Ruth Brown and Solomon Burke chat about the Neck Bone and Chitlin' Circuits. Early Allman Brothers and The Young Rascals wail. Them (featuring Van Morrison) recorded it in 1966. And finally, the definition of blue-eyed soul: The Righteous Brothers perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in November 1965. If you enjoy listening to two hours of the same song sung by different artists, then you'll dig Subject to Change on WMBR. Try it. You might be surprised. I like to put it on when I want people to leave my home. I mean that in a good way.


This is the original 1961 version by Bobby "Blue" Bland.

Peyton Place

Micky Dolenz is a convincing creep in this 1965 episode.
Peyton Place (1964-1969) was the first prime time soap opera airing three times a week at one point. Ryan O'Neal and Mia Farrow starred as young people living in a seaside town in Massachusetts.

The 1957 film was born from the 1956 novel. The 1961 film "Return to Peyton Place" was based on the 1959 sequel of the same name.

Never On Sunday

Melina Mercouri was awarded the 1960 Grand Prize at Cannes for best performance in this controversial film about a prostitute.

Nana Mouskouri followed by Connie Francis in English, 1961

Now that we're on the Greek thing, have a dance with Zorba!


Zorba's Dance, Mikis Theodorakis, 1964

Boomtown tv show

If you were a kid living in the Boston area between 1956-1974, then you probably watched Boomtown hosted by the beloved Rex Trailer. What I recall most was the theme song Hoofbeats and how the audience entered the studio waving to Hey Look Me Over with some in their Cub Scout and Brownie uniforms. At Halloween the kids wore costumes.


Hoofbeats, Rex Trailer, 1956


Hey Look Me Over, Ronnie Hilton, 1961
This tune is from the 1960 musical Wildcat starring Lucille Ball.