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Theater review: 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' rocks like a front-porch recliner - OregonLive.com


OregonLive.com

Theater review: 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' rocks like a front-porch recliner
OregonLive.com
With its waitresses in starched caps and car mechanics who just want to go fishing, the play evokes the 1950s and the ease and order of that time nostalgically viewed as America's golden age. The easy, lighthearted music performed by a cast of ...


Green Gable Village - Antiques and Arts Weekly


Antiques and Arts Weekly

Green Gable Village
Antiques and Arts Weekly
Misc: 1940's Gibson guitar; 1950's Iroquois clock; Blue Cross Hospital clock; taxidermy, Pine Cone Warwick china; 24” German stein; pottery; slot machines; gumball machines; and much more. Art: signed original oil paintings; Currier & Ives; ...


Bob Marley: the American connection - Jamaica Observer


Bob Marley: the American connection
Jamaica Observer
Born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, Sims made a name as a show promoter in the 1950s. In a 2002 interview with the Observer, he said he first came to Jamaica in the early 1960s as manager of rhythm and blues acts who performed at the Carib ...

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Tony Bennett's still cranking out his hits - phillyBurbs.com


Tony Bennett's still cranking out his hits
phillyBurbs.com
Tony Bennett actually got his start in the 1950s with “Can You Find It in Your Heart” (1956), his first chart smash. But he is best known for his 1962 signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” which won Grammys for Record of the Year and Best ...


Trio Route Bleu plays Lake Worth - Palm Beach Post


Trio Route Bleu plays Lake Worth
Palm Beach Post
By Bill Meredith | Music | February 03, 2012 They are a multi-generational trio formed in late 2010 with Bruce Erhard, a guitarist in his late 50s from New Jersey who'd played CBGB's in New York City; Nikki Shi, a late-30s singer from Oklahoma with no ...


The Black Keys - The two keys to the big time - The Independent


The Black Keys - The two keys to the big time
The Independent
"The guitar I used on the first record was a Harmony Stratotone, and I've used it on every single Black Keys record since." He takes the guitar down and hands it to me. It's a utilitarian instrument from the 1950s, built around a single solid plank ...

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A Jimi Hendrix stymied - The Economist (blog)


A Jimi Hendrix stymied
The Economist (blog)
Shin Joong-hyun first learned to play guitar in the 1950s, and soon found a following among the American soldiers stationed here. Jackie Shin, as they knew him, was a master of jazz, rock 'n roll, rhythm-and-blues, and country.


Hometown musicians to perform Feb. 12 at Franklin Art Center - Brainerd Daily Dispatch


Hometown musicians to perform Feb. 12 at Franklin Art Center
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Franzen, the dad, plays guitar, vocals and is a songwriter. He has been playing in bands since the 1950's including; The Orbits, Vagabonds, Shamrocks, One Eyed Jacks and C & R Express. Franzen was inducted into the Minnesota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

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Charlie Gracie, 75, is back with a new rock and roll record - Philadelphia Inquirer


Philadelphia Inquirer

Charlie Gracie, 75, is back with a new rock and roll record
Philadelphia Inquirer
That's because the singer and guitarist didn't just leave his mark with late-1950s hits like the No. 1 smash "Butterfly," which made him the first rock-and-roll star to come out of Philadelphia. He also influenced many of the younger musicians who ...

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Guitarist Ramiro Cavazos reflects on long career in tejano music - Monitor


Guitarist Ramiro Cavazos reflects on long career in tejano music
Monitor
After those early recordings, he decided to change from guitar to bajo sexto. "The guitar didn't sound too good," says Cavazos in Spanish. "The bajo sexto is a lot more stronger than the guitar." Later in the 1950s, Cavazos and Montes would go on to ...