When Norman Rockwell (above) was 21 years old, living in New Rochelle, New York,
when he submitted his first cover painting to “The Saturday Evening Post”. The
title of the painting was Mother’s Day Off (below). 

Nokie Edwards (born Nole Floyd Edwards), began playing a variety of string
instruments by the age of five including the steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin,
and the bass. His moved from Oklahoma to Puyallup, Washington. During his
late teen’s he began playing in numerous country bands in the area. In 1958
country singing artist Buck Owens relocated from California to Tacoma,
Washington as owner of radio station KAYE. Prior to the formation of The
Buckaroos with Don Rich, Nokie Edwards played guitar with Owens and the
new band he formed in the area and also in the house band on KTNT-TV in
the same building. This is where Edwards met Don Wilson and Bob Bogle,
founders of The Ventures. In 2008, Edwards was inducted into The Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame along with The Ventures.

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Arthur Godfrey and His Friends was variety show hosted by Arthur
Godfrey (above). The hour-long series aired on CBS-TV from January
1949, to June 1957, then again as a half-hour show from September
1958, to April 28, 1959.

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Duane Eddy  is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist who had a string of hit records
in the late 1950s and early 1960s, produced by Lee Hazelwood. His recordings are
noted for their characteristically “twangy” sound, such as “Rebel Rouser”, Peter
Gunn”, and “Because They’re  Young”. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1994.

Record producer Lee Hazelwood