Archive for December 11th, 2011

FROM THE OREGONIAN ON THIS DAY IN 1987

Al Priddy     

                                      kexmba

elvis_christmas_albumrca
1957

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEBUT,HISTORY,HOLIDAY,MUSIC,NEWSPAPER,PORTLAND'S PAST,RADIO and have No Comments

RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

bill%2520haley and the comets

The most famous recording of the song “See You Later, Alligator” was recorded on December 12, 1955 by Bill Haley & His Comets. The song was featured in the 1956 musical film Rock Around the Clock (clip below).   

billhaley 45 1

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEBUT,MOVIES,MUSIC and have No Comments

OL’ BLUE EYES WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1915

Frank-Sinatra young

 

frank_sinatra_2

frank sinatra later

   Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra  (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998)

Sinatra began singing for tips at the age of eight at a local nightclub in Hoboken,
New Jersey. He began singing professionally as a teenager in the 1935 when he
joined a hometown singing group, The Three Flashes. With the addition of Sinatra,
the group became known as The Hoboken Four. After the group appeared on Major Bowes Amateur Hour, they garnered 40,000 votes and won the first prize, a six month contract to perform on stage and radio across the United States. Frank learned music
by ear, but he never learned how to read music.

Sinatra also had a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor for his role in From Here to Eternity (1953), a nomination for
Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for
his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

Recorded in 1957

posted by Bob Karm in Awards,BIRTHDAY,DEATH,HISTORY,HOLIDAY,MOVIES,MUSIC and have No Comments

“OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ‘57 CHEVROLET!”

Recorded in 2005

57_in_snow_2

posted by Bob Karm in HOLIDAY,MUSIC,TV and have Comments (2)

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN THE 1940’s

christmas ornaments 2
CHRISTMAS_TREE_ORNAMENTS

bubblelitesbox1 1947

vintage christmas lites

icicles

posted by Bob Karm in Decorations,HOLIDAY,Remember these? and have No Comments