Amen, brother! The Mister Frosty Ice Cream truck did more to keep up fit than anything!
Crank up the turnable, he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Amen, brother! The Mister Frosty Ice Cream truck did more to keep up fit than anything!
I was a young 'un listening to WNJR (a Newark NJ Black radio station) when Hank Ballard and the Midnighters came out with The Twist. Hank Ballard had a fair number of popular songs in the Black market, certainly including the Annie series. A few years later, I heard most of them on one of the oldies collections sold by mail through TV advertising. NOT a gyp; one of the best purchases I ever made.
If you're careful with your search of YouTube videos, you may find a video recording of a What's My Line TV show including Hank Ballard. As it happens, Chubby Checker filled in for Hank and the Midnighters on some occasion when, at the last minute, they couldn't make it. The rest is history. However, part of the history is that Hank had a competent agent. He got a royalty on every copy of The Twist that Chubby Checker sold.
If you're careful with your search of YouTube videos, you may find a video recording of a What's My Line TV show including Hank Ballard. As it happens, Chubby Checker filled in for Hank and the Midnighters on some occasion when, at the last minute, they couldn't make it. The rest is history. However, part of the history is that Hank had a competent agent. He got a royalty on every copy of The Twist that Chubby Checker sold.
Halls of Fame are usually overrated and should be called halls of pretty good. But it makes a few bucks in tourism. Also, like a plane crash, the attendees and winners are usually stoned and if you watch it you may get your eyes burnt out because of the attention-grabbers with accidental costume malfunctions.
Count me out.
Count me out.
I have been to the RRHOF twice. Having spent the bulk of my life in the music entertainment industry I savored each moment.
Music is exponentially better than it was in the 50's. While you won't find DooWop and Oldies on my playlist there are millions of listeners who like those genres so they are the true winners.
Younger generations have learned from past players and expanded on it and leveled up.
There is a world full of brilliant young musicians, lyricists, arrangers and engineers doing impressive works. All one has to do is crawl out of their caves and listen.
Music is exponentially better than it was in the 50's. While you won't find DooWop and Oldies on my playlist there are millions of listeners who like those genres so they are the true winners.
Younger generations have learned from past players and expanded on it and leveled up.
There is a world full of brilliant young musicians, lyricists, arrangers and engineers doing impressive works. All one has to do is crawl out of their caves and listen.
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