By: Cindy Annis – February, 2018 Buddy Holly was born on September 7, 1936 in Lubbock Texas. His birth name is Charles Hardin Holley. When Holley turned 11, he followed in the musical footsteps of his brothers and sister, and took piano lessons. After nine months however, he quit the piano and grew interested in […]
By: Cindy Annis – Nov. 2017 The Byrds were a rock group from Los Angeles California. They started recording in the middle of 1964 with members Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, and David Crosby. In 1957, Roger McGuinn went to ‘The Old Time School of Folk Music’ in Chicago. There, he learned how to play the […]
Let’s take a good look at an inspiring man and Rock & Roller. Fats Domino was born down in New Orleans on February 26, 1928. His mom was Marie-Donatille Gros, and his dad was Antoine Caliste Domino. He was a popular violinist from Vacherie, Louisiana. His grandmother helped to deliver him at home like a […]
By: Cindy Annis – May, 2017 Olivia Newton John was born on September 26, 1948 in Cambridge England to a Welsh mother and German father. She is the youngest in the family, having an older brother and sister. At age five, her family moved to Melbourne Australia where her father taught German and was dean […]
By: Cindy Annis – April, 2017 The Dominoes group of the 1950’s was not the same group as Derek and the Dominos. They would come a little later in time. This group, The Dominos, were formed by Billy Ward and Rose Marks. This group helped get the careers of two of its members off and […]
By Cindy Annis – Feb. 2017 Welcome back to our next installment! Eugene Drake Dixon is one, of only a handful of artists to chart in Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, & Disco eras of music! There seems to be very little on his childhood, but let’s see what we can find. Come on!! Gene […]
By: Cindy Annis – Feb. 2017 The Big Bopper was born on October 24, 1930 in Sabine Pass, Texas. His birth name was Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. Being the son of an oil- field worker, singing was considered to be a girlly thing and was frowned upon. When Richardson got into high school, he played […]
THE RONETTES PART II By: Cindy Annis – Jan. 2017 “The Phil Spector Years.” OK? Let’s get right into 1963, when Estelle called Phil Spector. Estelle simply told him about the group and what they did in the entertainment world. Spector agreed to let them audition for him. The audition went well, so the girls […]
By: Cindy Annis – Dec. 2016 Back in the 1960’s, there were plenty of “Girl Groups,” singing about the boy they were going to marry or the boy next door. Then out of Washington Heights, New York comes this innocently forward group that was singing TO the boy next door! The Ronettes were a couple […]
By: Cindy Annis – Oct. 2016 Often called the godfather of Halloween, Bobby Boris Pickett was born on February 11, 1938 in Somerville Massachusetts. His real name is Robert George Pickett In 1961, Pickett was discharged from the army. From there he moved to Los Angeles to get into show business. He wanted to be […]
THE BEE GEES By: Cindy Annis Three brothers who were almost as successful as the Beatles and who defined disco music are the Bee Gees. The Bee Gees are Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb. Barry was born on September 1, 1945 in Manchester England. On December 22, 1949 twins Maurice and Robin were […]
By: Cindy Annis – Sept. 2015 In 1961, three brothers, with a cousin and a friend from Hawthorne, California formed a group that would forever define summer. The original members of the Beach Boys were brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. Brian, was the oldest of […]