In 1939, South African Solomon Linda turned a tribal chant into a local hit tune.  Years later a copy of the record found its way to Decca Records.  Folk artist Pete Seeger interpreted the song's relentless...

The 4 Seasons with lead singer Frankie Valli rank among the top American vocal acts of all time.  Collectively, Valli and the group amassed seven number one hits, 18 Top Tens and placed an incredible...

A small fishing boat carrying contraband is found at the bottom of Thunder Bay.  Thus begins the quest to find where the life-threatening cargo originated and what its purpose was.  Thunder Bay is an...

Vanilla Doo-wop highlights several fifties/sixties vocal groups, telling how they came to be, discusses their music, and provides discographies of the records they released.  From Dion and the Belmonts,...

Bobby Vee got his "lucky break" after the infamous crash of the plane Buddy Holly was riding went down in an Iowa cornfield, killing all aboard.  Auditions were quickly held to find temporary replacements...

In 1966, a groupl of studio musicians hit it big with a novelty song based on an Alka-Seltzer ad.  Unwilling to go on the road to promote it, the label recruited other musicians to become The T-Bones...

The son of a Southern California horse trainer, John Stewart was a songwriter/musician of incredible talent.  He grew up idolizing Elvis Presley.  But along came the Kingston Trio and by age 20, Stewart...

While on Jeep patrol in Vietnam, Security Policemen Robinson and Teddy Bear's night is shaken when enemy rockets strike the airbase.  Reports of local civilian casualties come in and help is requested....

Songwriter/Producer Bob Crewe, who had helped turn the 4 Seasons into superstars, picked up the Four Evers and began molding them into a 4 Seasonish type group.  In fact, they would often work closely...

Rain-starved summers, merciless winters, demanding days working the fields, and the risks of savage wildlife present untold challenges for young pioneer couple Ella and Henry.  As winter approaches with the...

As Navy Security Policemen Robinson and "Teddy Bear" make their nightly jeep patrol rounds, an enemy attack goes awry sending missles into a local Vietnamese hamlet.  In the dark night, the pair escort...

The Way I Walk: The Music of Jack Scott tells how the Canadian born son of an Italian immigrant rose to rockabilly fame, but got lost in the shuffle as the music continued to evolve.  Scott scored hit...