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Social Dist-dancing: “The Twist” at 60

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, American Bandstand, Cameo-Parkway Records, Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp, Dick Clark, The Twist

Chubby Checker’s signature hit promoted the no touch dance for entirely different reasons six decades ago

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Handsome Dick Manitoba: Born To Be Wild

January 15, 2020January 17, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment American Bandstand, Andy Warhol, Arny Schorr, Born In The Bronx, Dave Edmunds, Dick Dale, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Jon Tiven, Liberation HallThe Dictators, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, The Flamin' Groovies, The Magic Tramps

From the Bronx to Nashville and beyond, The Dictators Frontman examines his life in stories and song

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How Fabian Invented Hype-Pop

July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 16 Magazine, 1959, American Bandstand, Dick Clark, Fabian, Teen pop

A look back at how a pop star went viral before computers, let alone the Internet

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