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 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.

England Dan wasn’t really from England. In fact, he was born in west Texas and moved to Dallas as a boy. “England Dan” was a childhood nickname he’d gained from his affected English accent and love of The Beatles.

In the 1950s a funny thing happened. A contemporary poem was lauded as wisdom from the past. That ancient wisdom turned out to be NOT so ancient after all…