The Cousins – Dang, Dang (Hard to Find 45′s)
And now for a brand new addition to E. Hehr1955′s Hard to Find 45′s. The Cousins we’re a Belgian based band who specialized in writing teenage party anthems with an Americana surf-rock twist. In Belgium, their style of music was known as rock ‘n twist. Outside of Belgium, not too many people knew what rock … Read more
Bruce Davidson Photography: The Jokers, Brooklyn Gang (1959)
“Bruce Davidson’s 1959 project, Brooklyn Gang, is an intimate photographic study of a rebellious Brooklyn teenage gang, who called themselves The Jokers. Not only is Davidson’s work a sincere portrayal of troubled teenagers coming of age, but it also acts as a documentation of teenage life during 1950s, exposing the emotional climate of that time … Read more
Chicagoist Articles
Does anyone frequently check this blog? ((Crickets)) Well, if you do, you may be asking yourself, “Why are there no new posts? Whoever updates this blog must be a real slacker.” There has been a definite lapse in posts, mostly due to the fact that I recently acquired a writing gig for The Chicagoist, a … Read more
The Honeycombs – Have I The Right (1965)
“Conspicuous in “Have I the Right?” is the prominent part of the drums that carry the song. Their effect was enhanced by making the members of the group stamp their feet on the wooden stairs to the studio. Meek recorded the sound with five microphones he had fixed to the banisters with bicycle clips. For the … Read more
Johnny Cash (Through the lens of Leigh Wiener)
Photography by Leigh Wiener
Hitchcock Directs the MGM Lion
Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1958.
Tarantula Ghoul – Graveyard Rock/King Kong (Hard to Find 45′s)
One of the most enigmatic horror hosts from the Golden Age of TV is Tarantula Ghoul,the vampy monster of ceremonies played by Suzanne Waldron for KPTV’s House of Horror from 1957 to 1959. No footage from her show is known to survive. All that is left are some articles, a few photos, ads for her … Read more
