EHehr1955's Blog

The Good Old Days

ehehr1955 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:42:54 +0000

Filed under: Film, Photography Tagged: beautiful babes, bootlegers, bullets, the roaring twenties

An Exert from Andy Warhol’s “Vinyl” (1965)

ehehr1955 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:12:45 +0000

Filed under: Film Tagged: andy warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Gerard Malanga, Martha & The Vandells, Martha Reeves, Nowhere to Run, the factory, vinyl

The Cousins – Dang, Dang (Hard to Find 45′s)

ehehr1955 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:07:43 +0000

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 ‘n twist was, and even less had heard of The Cousins.

“Dang, Dang” was released as a single in 1961. There is very little information on the song and the band.

Listen to it HERE: The Cousins – Dang, Dang

Filed under: Music Tagged: belgium, dang, hard to find 45s, rock 'n twist, the cousins

Bruce Davidson Photography: The Jokers, Brooklyn Gang (1959)

ehehr1955 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:19:54 +0000

“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 period and exposing the dark side of a supposedly innocent time period.”

Filed under: Photography Tagged: 50's, americana, black and white photography, brooklyn gang, bruce davidson, greasers, Photography, RETRO, rockabilly, the jokers

Chicagoist Articles

ehehr1955 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:02:41 +0000

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 Chicago based publication specializing in all-things Chicago. I’ve been placed in the Arts & Entertainment section, so I have been spending a lot of time writing articles on bars, burlesque shows, concerts, and albums. Unfortunately, meeting these deadlines has taken precedence over updating this blog.

I’ll do my best to post here as diligently as I can, but if the infrequency of updates on this blog distress you, feel free to set your browser to The Chicagoist.

Here are some of my recent posts for The Chicagoist:

ALBUM REVIEW: Warm Ghost – Narrows

Delilah’s Celebrates 18 Years

River Shannon 60th Anniversary Party

L.A based pop band, STAMPS, Return Home to Sweet Home Chicago

Filed under: Personal Anecdote Tagged: arts and entertainment, chicago, delilah's, river shannon, stamps the band, the chicagoist, warm ghost

The Honeycombs – Have I The Right (1965)

ehehr1955 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:13:32 +0000

“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 finishing touch someone beat a tambourine directly onto a microphone. The recording was somewhat sped up, reportedly to the singer’s (Dennis D’Ell) grief, who regretted that he could not reproduce this sound on stage.” - Joe Meek & His Hits

Filed under: Music Tagged: have i the right, pop, pop gear, RETRO, the honeycombs

Johnny Cash (Through the lens of Leigh Wiener)

ehehr1955 — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:59:35 +0000

Photography by Leigh Wiener

Filed under: Music, Photography Tagged: country, johnny cash, leigh weiner, Photography

Hitchcock Directs the MGM Lion

ehehr1955 — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:48:42 +0000

Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1958.

Filed under: Film, Photography Tagged: alfred hitchcock, clarence sinclair bull, MGM, mgm lion, publicity still

Tarantula Ghoul – Graveyard Rock/King Kong (Hard to Find 45′s)

ehehr1955 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:33:51 +0000

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 show, and this 45 rpm record of two horror-themed novelties, which are believed to have been released in 1958.

Listen to it HERE: Tarantula Ghoul & Her Gravediggers – Graveyard Rock/King Kong

“Tired of living?/Want to die?/Well here’s a real good reason why.”

Filed under: Music Tagged: graveyard rock, hard to find 45s, horror host, king kong, kptv house of horror, malia nurmi, novelty songs, Suzanne Waldron, tarantula ghoul, vampira

Self-Promotion

ehehr1955 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:27:36 +0000

Filed under: Music, Personal Anecdote Tagged: chicago, dj, doo-wop, ehehr1955, eric hehr, girl-groups, motown, northern soul, surf rock, teen-idols, the tasting room