When the Rock-ola 1422 jukebox hit dance floors in 1946, bikinis were the new rage in Paris, “Fibber McGee and Molly” ruled the radio waves and college kids jitterbugged to the likes of Ella ...
It’s sometimes said that while Americans invented rock ‘n’ roll, it was the British who perfected it. Now the Brits are out to do the same to that quintessentially American manifestation of pop music ...
It was just before 8 a.m. on a Monday when I awoke in a Loop hotel room with a ringing in my ears. I thought it was some kind of hangover from Iceman Robinson’s guitar solos at Rosa’s on the West Side ...
Remember when you could put another dime in the jukebox and rock around the clock to your favorite song? Believe it or not, those happy days aren’t over yet. Though the dime is now more like 50 cents ...