I was lucky that she was my mother. She was there with me when I was born, and while I was growing up.

Elvis had been pretty lucky with #1 hits. He had number 1 singles every year between 1956 and 1962. But Good Luck Charm was the the last one he would have for awhile. He had a lot more charted songs, but not another #1 on the Hot 100 until 1969.

Fools rush in where wise men never go. But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

England Dan wasn't really from England. In fact, he was born in west Texas and moved to Dallas as a boy. First he was a pop singer, and finally, a country music star.

The ancient wisdom of the laid-back counter culture of the '60s and '70s turns out to be NOT so ancient after all...

It happened to Sue Thompson in the fall of 1961, and to Lesley Gore in the Spring of 1963. Sue was at the movies, and Lesley, at her own birthday party. It's enough to make any teenage girl cry.

So many music memories have come from motion pictures.

Some songs were recorded specifically for movies, and then dominated the pop charts.

What is an "old-fashioned love song"?

It might be an up-beat pop tune from the sixties, or a country music song — or both.

What song has the distinction of being the only number one pop hit to have been written by a former Vice-President of the United States?

Remember the lessons from the 12 days of Christmas: believe, light a candle, ring a bell, laugh, and give the gift of love.

The number 1 song on the Hot 100 on Halloween, 1962, was—what else—a dance fad?

The HOT dog days of summer have arrived.
Sit back. Sip an iced tea. And listen to the dog songs.

Some early Rock and Roll music consisted of R&B songs that were "repackaged" to make them "suitable" for white America. Here's a story about some of that music.

Here's the long and the short of it
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