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"Peace-Lovin' Blues" -
Raised on Rock n' Roll
by Roger Hall
A personal story about the author's growing up years in New Jersey
from the 1940s to 1960s.
He tells how his early youth was spent listening to the radio and following the cowboy stars especially meeting Hopalong Cassidy who was popular on television.
Then later how songs helped him survive
his troubled teenage years with a dysfunctional family and how he survived
by listening to rock n' roll music on radio and in the movies in the 1950s,
which led to his songwriting years and happier days in the 1960s.Among the topics he writes about are:
* His favorite cowboy movie stars: Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, and especially Hopalong Cassidy (played by William Boyd), who he met as a young Hoppy fan in 1950. Later, he wrote articles about songs in Hopalonmg Cassidy films of the 1930s and 1940s.
* Appearances in 1955-56 of Elvis Presleyintroduced on nationed TV by disc jockey, Bill Randle who Roger later worked for, and the first Elvis movie, LOVE ME TENDER, with songs by Ken Darby.
* Learning the songs that were popular on disc jockey Alan Freed's popular radio show in New York City in the 1950s, including one of Roger's favorite R&B groups,
The Moonglows.
* Roger writing his first songs as a member of The Potpourris
while in the Army stationed in Germany, including "Dream World"
and "Frauleins From Frankfurt."
* One of his songs was inspired by The Beatles in the early 1960s
and was titled, "The Soho Serenade," after his visit to London
and heard the early Beatles songs,
"Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me." (Chapter 10))
* After years of troubles with women he dated,
especially a girlfriend from England and about her
he wrote the song,"Peace-Lovin' Blues."
This collection also includes a personal picture gallery
and a Free audio file (MP3) of the 1960s title song,
"Peace-Lovin' Blues."
"Peace Lovin' Blues"
Raised on Rock n'Roll
(PTME 1027)
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