Hey, you hepcats! To-nite, we took a trip back to the 50s, and it was a gas! (I looked up some slang to use throughout to truly transport you) The next two shows will also be decades, because it’s in preparation for SOCO 54, the Hendrix Social Committee’s annual Disco party. I’m getting people a feel for what music might have been popular leading up to the age of discotheques, and that started with the decade in which my grandparents were around my age! We had a couple mix-ups in tech, but it got sorted quickly. Above is a picture of an oak on campus. It reminded me of being in my backyard when i was small.
Anyways, I’ve got tired blood, so I’ll leave you with our zorch tracks!
- (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets
- Tonight You Belong To Me by Patience & Prudence
- The End Of The World by Skeeter Davis
- Heartaches by Al Bowlly
- The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
- Along Came Jones by The Coasters
- That’ll Be The Day by Buddy Holly
- Sh-Boom by The Chords
- Put Your Head On My Shoulder by Paul Anka
- Darling Lorraine by The Knockouts
- Come Go With Me by The Del-Vikings
- Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
- Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
- Mockin’ Bird Hill (Tra La La Twittle Dee Dee Dee) by Les Paul & Mary Ford
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky by Elvis Presley
- A Trumpeter’s Lullaby by Leroy Anderson
- Yakety Yak by The Coasters
- Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
- La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
- Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite by The Spaniels
I hope these songs help you get with it, cats!
Leo M. Johnson