James Dean in his Porsche 550 Spyder,
Actor James Dean made a public information film for TV, during the filming
of the movie “Giant”, urging teenagers to drive safely. At the end of the
month he would be killed in a high speed car crash with his Porsche.
General Motors Company (GM) was founded in Flint, Michigan as a holding
company for Buick, controlled then by William C. Durant who was a leading
manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles. GM’s co-founder was Charles S.
Mott, whose carriage company was merged into Buick prior to GM’s
creation.
William C. Durant
Charles S. Mott
This 1908 Cadillac was produced the year GM was formed.
Car number ten million for General Motors, a 1929 Buick sedan
In 1941, musical comedian Bob Burns was given his own radio show, called “The
Arkansas Traveler on CBS radio. The show was renamed “The Bob Burns Show”
in 1943 and ran until 1947. The comedy show featured Burns playing the bazooke
(above) and telling tall tales about mythical hillbilly relatives like Uncle Fud and
Aunt Doody.The music of Spike Jones was also featured often.
B.B. King (Riley B. King) had been ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at No.
6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
B.B. King’s Restaurant and Blues Club in West Palm Beach
