Our parents listened to Big Band music, but the music of our generation was Rock 'n' Roll. Some say rock music began in the fifties, but others believe it had its beginning much earlier than that, perhaps in the early 1920s. Rock's background could be country and western, blues, or gospel. Whenever it started or wherever it came from, we shook, rattled and rolled!
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(1954) Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll (A song of love gone bad)
BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS
"Shake, Rattle And Roll"
Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans Well, roll my breakfast 'cause I'm a hungry man [Chorus:] I said Shake, rattle and roll I said Shake, rattle and roll I said Shake, rattle and roll I said Shake, rattle and roll Well, you never do nothin' to save your doggone soul Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice Wearin' those dresses, your hair done up so nice You look so warm, but your heart is cold as ice [Chorus] I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store I can look at you, tell you don't love me no more I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know I believe you're doin' me wrong and now I know The more I work, the faster my money goes [Chorus] Shake, Rattle And Roll ***
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 - Good Rocking Tonight
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THROWING STONES
Rock and roll is the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of
expression — lewd, sly, in plain fact, dirty — a rancid-smelling
aphrodisiac and the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the
face of the earth.
Frank didn't finish high school. After only 47 days attendance, he was expelled for rowdy behavior. He was also arrested for cavorting with a married woman. That was an illegal offense at the time.
1947 was the birth year for many in the class of 1964. The 46'ers in the class might have been cutting teeth, eating their first baby food, learning to crawl or to walk, and still filling their diapers. The 47ers were getting their first peep at this new, changing postwar scene. Ready or not, the world was about to meet the big brothers and sisters of the baby boomer generation.
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1947
Some Famous People born in 1947
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Glenn Close, Stephen King, Farrah Fawcett, Tom Clancy, Meatloaf, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Elton John, Paula Deen, David Letterman, O.J. Simpson, Nolan Ryan
Jun 11th - WW II sugar rationing finally ends in US (began May 28, 1942)
Jun 17th - Pan Am Airways chartered as 1st worldwide passenger airline
Jun 24th - Flying saucers sighted over Mount Rainier by pilot Ken Arnold
Jun 25th - 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published
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Jul 1st - 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
Jul 8th - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico
Jul 9th - Britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement
Jul 18th - British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine
Jul 25th - US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of DefenseJul 25th - US Department of Army created Jul 26th - Department of Defense formsJul 26th - National Security Act establishes CIA Jul 27th - Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak
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Aug 21st - 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win
Aug 26th - 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
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Sep 7th - Battles between Hindus & Moslems in New Delhi
Sep 19th - Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"
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Oct 5th - 1st Presidential address televised from White House- Harry Truman
Oct 14th - Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)
Oct 23rd - NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN
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Nov 2nd - Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time
Nov 17th - The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
Nov 20th - "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
Nov 30th - Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked
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Dec 12th - United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
Dec 13th - Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
Dec 27th - 1st "Howdy Doody Show" (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
Move It On Over was Hank Williams' first country hit reaching in 1947 rank #4 on country singles chart. Came in last night at half past ten That baby of mine wouldn't let me in So move it on over (move it on over) Move it on over (move it on over) Move over little dog cause the big dog's moving in
Shes changed the lock on my front door My door key don't fit no more So get it on over (move it on over) Scoot it on over (move it on over) Move over skinny dog cause the fat dog's moving in
This dog house here is mighty small But its better than no house at all So ease it on over (move it on over) Drag it on over (move it on over) Move over old dog cause a new dog's moving in
She told me not to play around But I done let the deal go down So pack it on over (move it on over) Tote it on over (move it on over) Move over nice dog cause a mad dog's moving in
She warned me once, she warned me twice But I don't take no ones advice So scratch it on over (move it on over) Shake it on over (move it on over) Move over short dog cause the tall dogs moving in
Shell crawl back to me on her knees I'll be busy scratching fleas So slide it on over (move it on over) Sneak it on over (move it on over) Move over good dog cause a mad dog's moving in
Remember pup, before you whine That sides yours and this side's mine So shove it on over (move it on over) Sweep it on over (move it on over) Move over cold dog cause a hot dog's moving in. *
"The delicious flavor of this loaf improves after standing for
24 hours. From the Western section of the United States Regional
Cookbook, Culinary Institute of Chicago, 1947." http://www.food.com/recipe/1947-date-nut-bread-143942
Ingredients:
1 cup
dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup
boiling water 1 tablespoon
butter 3/4 cup
sugar 1
egg 2 cups
flour 2 teaspoons
baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
salt 1 cup
nuts, chopped
Directions:
Combine the first three ingredients in a bowl, cover and let cool.
Grease a loaf pan.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Beat sugar and egg together and add to dates, alternatively with the sifted ingredients.
Dredge nuts in a small amount of flour and stir into batter.
Pour into prepared pan, let rise for 20 minutes.
While batter is rising, preheat oven to 325°F.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
Turn out onto cooling rack to cool.
Serve sliced very thin for sandwiches, spread with cream cheese or butter.
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1947 CARTOON
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A trip to nostalgia now
and then is good for the spirit. Dan Bartolovic
Our parents listened to Big Band music, but the music of our generation was Rock 'n' Roll. Some say rock music began in the fifties, but others believe it had its beginning much earlier than that, perhaps in the early 1920s. Rock's background could be country and western, blues, or gospel. Whenever it started or wherever it came from, we shook, rattled and rolled!
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