The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
If anything, it was the late 20th Century rise of the shopping mall that killed off malt shops, at least as a place where teenagers hung out, met and practiced social skills, enacted adolescent drama, fell in love for perhaps the first time and, most often of all, played music on the jukebox. These days, [...]
pogo a go-go (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Dearest Friends, I'm back! I hope you didn't forget about me during my absence. Sigh, it has been ages... So, where have I been? To New York and back, yes, but elsewhere as well. To my pasts (plural intended) and back. And to those of my parents. And back to my Mother's present. And to her future. It could have all gone so badly, but it didn't. In fact, it went quite well. It wasn't easy at times,...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 04/27/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1963: 'I Will Follow Him,' by 15-year-old Little Peggy March, makes its way to the top of the Bilboard Hot 100 singles chart, remaining at No. 1 for three weeks. The Almanac Advises for April 27: "Some teens are unable to distinguish... Read more
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/08/2007
Lou ("Lightning Strikes") Christie leads a roll call of classic names lining the bill for these holiday-music performances. Also on tap: Bill Haley's Original Comets, Little Peggy March and the Marcels. A matinee is at 4 p.m.; evening performance is at 8. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. 313-943-2354. $27-$67. By Brian McCollum
