Lost In The 50's - In Stereo!

Girls screamed. Boy's fumed. America needed him. He was a breath of fresh air, giving to the youth of the time music they could call their own. Up till Elvis, the younger generation had no one they could claim. The generation before them had Ole Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, and Dino, Dean Martin.

What did they have, Pat Boone? Sure, they could play it safe with Mr. Clean, but what they really craved--though they didn't yet know it, was something more exciting! Raw. Forbidden. Someone their parents would hate.

                       Enter Elvis Presley and The Blue Moon Boys.

Only 19 years of age, Elvis, backed by Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and later, DJ Fontana, were a pleasant surprise to every teenager, not just in the USA, but across the world!

This week on Blue Suede Connection, we're going back to the 50's, exploring the hits as well as alternate cuts; live and recorded. AND! Several cuts are in 50's STEREO! Not mono, as was originally aired to the Radio of the times! New sound with Vintage ad's from the times will air again, after more than 60 years, and Elvis himself will speak to us about fame, girls, and the controversy he unintentionally started.

Or was it intentional after all? Come join the conversation and music, starting this Sunday, LIVE, on 93.7 WRGG, www.wrgg.org, and replaying all week on many of our fine Affiliates.

Check out where and when to hear Blue Suede Connection HERE


Be there or be square!
PEACE
Dan and TL

It's with much sadness that the world lost it's final member of The Blue Moon Boy's this week.  Dominic Joseph Fontana, known to all as DJ, went to heaven to join Elvis and the gang on June 13th 2018. He passed peacefully, in his sleep, at the grand ole age of 84. Born in Shreveport LA, he spent his final years in Nashville, TN.

Above art work by Betty Harper