"MHS JUKEBOX"
I want everybody to enjoy this new mode of musical fun and also...please let me know if you want a particular song put on the site!! Do any of you remember this particular type of machine which we joyously put all of our hard earned change in??? I particularly remember this very type of jukebox in all of the booths at the KING KONE which, by the way, was owed by the father of one our class mates....Buddy Lofton. Sure brings back some vivid memories of the past!!
The 1950's was an exciting time to live in. Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower were the presidents. The cold war began and Americans were struggling on the Korean Peninsula from June, 1950 till July, 1953. This era saw the invention of the transitor radio, victory over polio by Jonas Salk, space exploration, and the beginning of the civil rights movement. In the world of television, "I Love Lucy" was making its debute. Marlon Brando and Elia Kazan starred in "On The Waterfront", and "West Side Story" appeared in theatres.
Don't you just love these old cars? Dad had a 57 Chevy which I was allowed to drive only after I did a complete washing, from bumper to bumper! Of course, at the time, I did not realize that I was driving a classic...This era ushered in the birth of Rock and Roll. Sun records started the careers on men such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. This "Million Dollar Quartet" went on to become members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fats Domino, Nat King Cole, Muddy Waters, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Rufus Thomas were among the many pioneers of this era and helped shape the "sounds of the South". Buddy Holly, Tiche Valens, and the Big Bopper, having sold 10 million records, were destined for success before they died in a plane crash in 1959 stunning their fans worldwide.
With the popularity of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", the nation was soon swinging to a new beat and the young people of our time were looking forward to something refreshing and exciting, therefore, we discovered the vitality of Rock and Roll. This was the age of the drive-in movies and a time when fast cars and music meant a lifestyle.
"You are almost there!"