Tag Archives: Fifties

SHOWCASE: SCENES FROM A RADIO DRAMA…

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Cosmic Dwellings

“Still after all these years the chemistry of performances in ‘That’ll be the Stardust!’ highlights a beautiful texture throughout some of the writing. Story-wise, it’s quite a colourful journey which flows in a mysterious way across the audio palette.” – … Continue reading →

Posted in Actor, Documentary, Drama, Film, Music, Music, Online, Pop, Presentation, Production, Radio, Recording, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Story, Writer | Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 50's, 60's, 70's, Audio, David Essex, Documentary, Drama, Fifties, Films, Movies, Production, Radio, sequel, Seventies, Sixties, Spin-off, Stardust, That'll be the Day, That'll be the Stardust! | Leave a comment

ELVIS: Sun in Vegas

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings

by Tony G. Marshall A rare and fascinating public moment occurred as Elvis Presley began a brief reflective backtrack to his musical roots from the stage of the Las Vegas Hilton when he saw someone in the audience holding a copy of the then recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Album, Blues, Country, Guitar, Live, Music, musician, Pop, Recording, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Studio | Tagged 1950's, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970's, 1975, 50's, 70's, Bill Black, Concert, Elvis, Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Aron Presley, Elvis Presley, Fifties, Hilton, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Hilton, Marion Keisker, Memphis, musician, Nevada, RCA, RCA Records, RCA Victor, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, Seventies, Show, Singer, Sun Collection, Sun Recording Company, Sun Records, Sun Records label, Sun Studio, Tennessee, The King, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, The King of Rock and Roll, The Sun Collection, Vinyl | Leave a comment

FOR THE LOVE OF JUDY…

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings

Cosmic Dwellings proudly presents a special tribute which has been specially-approved by best-selling author, Raymond Benson in collaboration with writer Tony G. Marshall… “Judy is a fantastic character, and Benson absolutely nails the way women write in their diaries. I think this sort of strong woman … Continue reading →

Posted in Author, Book, Character, Crime, Fiction, Serial, Series, Story, Writer, writer | Tagged 1950's, 1960's, Black Stiletto, Crime-Fighter, Fifties, Judy Cooper, Judy Cooper Talbot, Judy Talbot, Raymond Benson, Sixties, The Black Stiletto, Vigilante | Leave a comment

RICHARD, CHARLES & JILES: The Original Albums

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings

The ‘triple’ Rock ‘n’ Roll tragedy that was eventually labelled “The Day The Music Died” encompasses the passing of a trio of pioneering greats who have been the subject of many “how much greater they could have been…” conversations around the world since … Continue reading →

Posted in Album, Artist, Blues, CD, Country, Folk, Guitar, Live, mp3, Music, musician, Pop, Recording, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Studio | Tagged 1950's, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 50's, Band, Bill Haley, Bill Haley and His Comets, Bill Haley and The Comets, Buddy Holly, Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Chicano Rock, Country & Western, Country and Western, Dion, Dion and The Belmonts, Disc Jockey, DJ, Elvis, Elvis Presley, February, Fifties, Guitarists, Legends, Long-Player, LP, musicians, Records, Ritchie Valens, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock and Roll, Singer-Songwriter, Songs, The Big Bopper, The Comets, The Crickets, Vinyl | Leave a comment

ELVIS PRESLEY’S Guitars | Official Graceland Blog

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings

Elvis Presley’s Guitars Posted by Elvis Presley’s Graceland on Dec 30, 2015 It’s hard to picture Elvis Presley without a guitar in his hand.From his iconic first album cover to his many movies, from the ’68 Special to “Aloha from … Continue reading →

Posted in Guitar, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly | Tagged 1935, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1977, Acoustic, Actor, Bass, Electric, Elvis, Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Aron Presley, Elvis Presley, Fender, Fifties, Gibson, Graceland, Graceland Estate, Graceland Mansion, Guitarist, guitars, Instrument, Instruments, Martin, Memphis, Mississippi, musician, Performer, Seventies, Singer, Sixties, Tennessee, The King, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, The King of Rock and Roll, Tupelo | Leave a comment

‘SAM PHILLIPS: The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll,’ by Peter Guralnick – The New York Times

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings

Five hundred forty-one pages into Peter Guralnick’s 763-page biography of Sam Phillips, the impresario enshrined in the subtitle as “the man who invented rock ’n’ roll,” we get the moment when many people probably saw Phillips for the first time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues, Book, Country, Folk, Gospel, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly | Tagged 1950, 1950's, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 50's, Arthur Crudup, Author, Bill Black, Biography, Careless Love, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Aron Presley, Elvis Presley, Engineer, Fats Domino, Fifties, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Last Train To Memphis, Little Richard, Marion Keisker, Memphis, Memphis Recording Service, Peter Guralnick, Producer, Record, Recording, Recordings, Records, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, South, Sun, Sun Label, Sun Recording Company, Sun Records, Tennessee, The King, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, The King of Rock and Roll, The South, writer | Leave a comment

‘SHAKY’ and THE SUNSETS: Legends in the ‘Rockhouse’

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Cosmic Dwellings

“Long before the Stray Cats, Matchbox, Polecats, Jets and all the now well known Rockabilly bands, there was Shakin’ Stevens and The Sunsets. Their music was Rockabilly.” – Paul Barrett, 1981. The late 60’s and early 70’s Rock ‘n’ Roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues, Concert, Live, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly | Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1970's, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1980's, 1981, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Albums, Band, Cardiff, Charts, Dave Edmunds, Eighties, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis The Musical, EP's, Europe, Fifties, Great Britain, Hits, Jack Good, John Peel, Led Zeppelin, Let's Rock, London, LP's, Michael Barratt, Oh Boy!, Rock 'n' Roll Revival, Seventies, Shakin' Stevens, Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets, Shaky, Show, Singles, Sixties, Songs, South Glamorgan, South Wales, Stage, Television, The Rolling Stones, The Sunsets, The Who, Theatre, TV, UK, United Kingdom, Vinyl, Wales | 1 Comment

BILL HALEY – “Rock Around The Clock” | This Day In Music

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Cosmic Dwellings

The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star. Haley was one of the earliest acts to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. He sold over 60 million records during his career. As … Continue reading →