Dion 1963 – Donna The Prima Donna
The year is 1963. The shadows of the British Invasion are starting to stretch across the Atlantic, but on the…
Manfred Mann 1968 – Mighty Quinn
The year is 1968. The air is thick with the dust of psychedelia, the rumble of proto-rock, and the scent…
Don Estelle & Windsor Davis 1975 – Whispering Grass
The mid-1970s British charts were a chaotic, glittering tapestry. You might find the raw bombast of glam rock sitting next…
Chubby Checker 1963 – Limbo Rock
The early 1960s were a carnival of kinetic energy. The soundtrack to this world was a breathless, three-minute blast of…
Bobby Vee 1961 – More Than I Can Say
The year is 1961. The sound of rock and roll’s first wave—raw, dangerous, and often deeply regional—is transitioning. It’s becoming…
Bobby Vee 1961 – Pledging My Love
The year is 1961. The raw, jagged edges of 1950s rock and roll are being meticulously sanded down, replaced by…
Ricky Nelson 1963 – String Along
The late spring of 1963 felt like an ending, though few recognized it at the time. The great American rock…
Vanity Fare 1969 – Hitchin A Ride
The year is 1970, and the dial of the car radio glows amber in the fading light. You’ve been driving…
Chris Montez 1962 – Let’s Dance
The year is 1962. Radio waves crackle with the sound of a cultural sea change, the lingering echo of early…
Frankie Lymon 1958 – Little Bitty Pretty One
The late-night static crackles and then, suddenly, a perfectly preserved slice of 1950s rock and roll bursts through the air.…