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Billboard’s Top 10 of 1956 Was Short on Rock and Roll

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Buster Fayte

1956 was a breakthrough year for Elvis with three songs landing in the year-end Top 10 including numbers 1 and 2. But rock and roll hadn’t really taken over the charts just yet. In fact, six of the top 10 … Continue reading →

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Brenda Lee’s Hound Dog

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Buster Fayte

I featured Little Miss Dynamite in a post not too long ago, but Kathia Jane passed this one on and I just can’t resist. Brenda Lee was such an amazing talent even at such a young age. I like to … Continue reading →

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Songwriter Jerry Leiber dead at 78

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Jerry Leiber, who teamed up with Mike Stoller to write some of the seminal songs in rock and roll history died Monday at the age of 78 years old. The pair wrote countless songs including many huge hits. Some of … Continue reading →

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Where can we see more Burnette Brothers Rock and Roll Trio?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Buster Fayte

There are a lot of vidoes around of the Burnette Brothers, but most of it is either the released records with a slideshow-style video, or the band lip syncing on some movie or another. I’ve found precious little actual live … Continue reading →

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