| 4/07 (?) Old Forty-Fives (and much more!) This fabulous site, www.oldfortyfives.com ---created by OldBlueWebDesigns.com---has great stuff from our childhood and teen years. Your life will pass before your eyes and you don't even have to have a Near-Death Experience. You'll hear the old music, feel the old angst, see your old sports heroes, movie stars, favorite singers, furniture, cars, vintage ads (including Burma Shave). Everything's here but your grandmother. (And thanks so much, Dewey!) |
YouTube video of Don McLean in performance |
"Where are you, little star?" Thus begins the plaintive call on Billboard's Number 1 song for one week in 1959, "Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods. |
| Words and Music by DeWayne Blackwell Our guardian star lost all his glow The day that I lost you. He lost all his glitter the day you said "No," And his silver turned to blue. Like him, I am doubtful that your love is true, But if you decide to call on me, Ask for Mr. Blue. I'm Mr. Blue (wah-a-wah-ooh) When you say you love me (ah, Mr. Blue), Then prove it by goin' out on the sly, Provin' your love isn't true, Call me Mr. Blue. I'm Mr. Blue (wah-a-wah-ooh) When you say you're sorry (ah, Mr. Blue), Then turn around, head for the lights of town Hurtin' me through and through, Call me Mr. Blue I stay at home at night (I stay at home) Right by the phone at night (right by the phone) But you won't call And I-I won't hu-urt my pride (call me Mr.) I won't tell you (wah-a-wah-ooh) Why you paint the town (ah, Mr. Blue) A bright red to turn it upside down I'm paintin' it too But I'm paintin' it blue Call me Mr. Blue (wah-a-wah-ooh) Call me Mr. Blue (wah-a-wah-ooh) Call me Mr. Blue Transcribed by Robin Hood |
As "Bowzer," skinny, 6'3" Jon Bauman led the
doo-wop group Sha Na Na for fourteen years,
delighting us by flexing his almost
non-existent biceps and crooning the low
notes. His motto was "Grease for Peace." At
its peak, "Sha Na Na" was the #1 syndicated
TV show in America.
But Bowzer was so much more than he
seemed. Born in Brooklyn, he played classical
piano at age 7, started at Juilliard at age 12,
and was graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Columbia College in New York.
In l969, Jon and some of his Columbia
classmates started the band as a nostalgia
thing, featuring the old fifties' doo-wop music.
On the soundtrack of the movie Grease, they
sang many greats such as "Hound Dog,"
"Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," "Blue Moon,"
and "Tears on My Pillow." They also appeared
in the Woodstock movie as well as the more
recent Festival Express.
See him and Sha Na Na sing "Blue Moon"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1NyK3df0xaw
For the skinny on Jon Bauman, see
www.bowzerparty.com/bio.htm.
doo-wop group Sha Na Na for fourteen years,
delighting us by flexing his almost
non-existent biceps and crooning the low
notes. His motto was "Grease for Peace." At
its peak, "Sha Na Na" was the #1 syndicated
TV show in America.
But Bowzer was so much more than he
seemed. Born in Brooklyn, he played classical
piano at age 7, started at Juilliard at age 12,
and was graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Columbia College in New York.
In l969, Jon and some of his Columbia
classmates started the band as a nostalgia
thing, featuring the old fifties' doo-wop music.
On the soundtrack of the movie Grease, they
sang many greats such as "Hound Dog,"
"Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," "Blue Moon,"
and "Tears on My Pillow." They also appeared
in the Woodstock movie as well as the more
recent Festival Express.
See him and Sha Na Na sing "Blue Moon"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1NyK3df0xaw
For the skinny on Jon Bauman, see
www.bowzerparty.com/bio.htm.
The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz 11/14/07: A new jewel from Dewey Take the quiz and see how you score as a true "Oldies Fan." Write down your answers and check them with the answers below. 1. When did "Little Suzie" finally wake up? a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock 2. "Rock Around The Clock" was used in what movie? a) Rebel Without a Cause b) Blackboard Jungle c) The Wild Ones 3. What's missing? _____Baby, Earth_____, _____On My Shoulder Love a) Angel b) Head 4. "I found my thrill..." where? a) Kansas City b) Heartbreak Hotel c) Blueberry Hill 5. "Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream" a) Mr. Sandman b) Earth Angel c) Dream Lover 6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record? a) Chancellor b) RCA c) Sun 7. He asked, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me? " Who was he? a) Bad Bad Leroy Brown b) Charlie Brown c) Buster Brown 8. Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife", the one with the knife, was named: a) MacHeath b) MacCloud c) MacNamara 9. Name the song with "A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom"? a) Good Golly Miss Molly b) Be-Bop-A-Lula c) Tutti Fruitti 10. Who is generally given credit for the term "Rock And Roll"? a) Dick Clark b) Wolfman Jack c) Alan Freed 11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher. a) Little Richard b) Frankie Lymon c) Tony Orlando 12. Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" is written to what star? a) Brenda Lee b) Connie Francis c) Annette Funicello 13. The Everly Brothers are... a) Pete and Dick b) Don and Phil c) Bob and Bill 14. The Big Bopper's real name was: a) Jiles P. Richardson b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr. c) Marion Michael Morrison 15. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started a small record company called... a) Decca b) Cameo c) Motown 16. Edd Brynes had a hit with "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." What TV show was he on? a) 77 Sunset Strip b) Hawaiian Eye c) Surfside Six 17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married: a) Carol Lynley b) Sandra Dee c) Natalie Wood 18. They were a one hit wonder with "Book Of Love." a) The Penguins b) The Monotones c) The Moonglows Answers: 1. c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock 2. b) Blackboard Jungle 3. a) Angel 4. c) Blueberry Hill 5. a) Mr. Sandman 6. c) Sun 7. b) Charlie Brown 8. a) Mac Heath 9. c) Tutti Fruitti 10. c) Alan Freed 11. a) Little Richard 12. c) Annette Funicello 13. b) Don and Phil 14. a) Jiles P. Richardson 15. c) Motown 16. a) 77 Sunset Strip 17. b) Sandra Dee 18. b) The Monotones |
| Richard Wayne Penniman, born Dec. 5, 1932, a.k.a. "LIttle Richard" |
| Memorabilia: Music |
| Don McLean's American Pie album |
| Barbra: The Way She Was in '66 |
| Above: Dolly Parton in 1965. Photos from AARP Magazine. Below: Dolly in 2009, age 63. |
Our Dewey has given us the most wonderful gift: a link to a website on which you can hear ALL the songs the Beatles sang! http:// www.beatlestube.net/video-links/ |