Oldies Connection - Rock 'n' Roll Artists of the '50s, '60s and '70s
Welcome to Oldies Connection
Welcome to Oldies Connection,
your one-stop-shopping place to catch up with all your favorite actively touring artists from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Oldies Connection covers the
light
pop music of the '50s, '60s and '70s -- not the culture,
not the politics, not TV
or movies -- just rock and roll! Oldies
Connection is devoted mainly to rock,
pop, and doo-wop ... and
is especially focused on artists
from the 50's through 70's who are still touring and making personal appearances, like Andy
Kim, Paul McCartney, Mark Lindsay, Lou Christie,
and Neil Sedaka. Check out the comprehensive Artists & Music section for thousands of links for hundreds
of artists from the Fifties and Sixties
and Seventies!
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If you
live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida (or visit frequently) - please join our Oldies Fans of Tampa Bay group on Facebook!
BRAND
NEW!!!
It's finally
here! Artists & Music on Oldies Connection - a comprehensive section featuring thousands of links to official sites
and social network pages for hundreds of your favorite music artists from the 50s,
60s and 70s! It's truly the "connection" part of Oldies Connection;
please check it out.
This site is being expanded; lots
of new content coming soon. Please bookmark www.oldiesconnection.com and check back often!
Weekly blog post - Arrivals & Departures. Birthdays and passings for the week in (1950s, 1960s and 1970s) music history.
NOTABLE
RELEASES:
Remember listening to Herb Oscar Anderson
on 77 WABC during the 1960s? Herb can now be heard every Saturday on WOSN-FM (97.1) in Vero Beach, FL. The station doesn't
stream over the Internet, but Herb's show is posted on the website every Monday. Just visit Herb's page to listen or download!
Brand new page by Ronnie Allen - for some
wonderful rock 'n' roll videos from the '50s and '60s, check out Ronnie's Video Page! Once there, you can click the appropriate button ("Get New Set") to rotate the videos. Check it out - it's fun!
While
my oldies sites are a labor of love, certain operating costs (e.g., web hosting) must be met in order to keep them going. If you
enjoy visiting my web sites, please consider making
a donation to help defray these expenses. Just click on the
button to the left to donate via PayPal. Any
amount is appreciated. Thank you!
Cool
new Internet radio website, Oldies Your Way! Features shows by DJ Stu (Weiss), who can be heard on The Pop Shoppe every Friday night and on the Sunday Night Doo-Wop Party. You can interact
with Stu and the other deejays in the chat room during their shows!
Ronnie Allen has archived his radio shows on the Jersey Girls Sing website. You can hear the Nutty But Nice shows in their entirety and condensed versions of Ronnie's Instant Request Show (plus the entire September 26, 2011 episode) by clicking on each of the foregoing links.
New music
by Robin McNamara! Check out this cool video of Robin singing "The Prophet and The King," an ode to Elvis Presley and John Lennon,
then head on over to Robin's website for details about his newest album, Stuck in the 60's. (NEW - Check out the video for "Mary,
Janey and Me" on Robin's site!)
Now
available - Lost Pets 2, the newest CD by legendary composer-producer Mark Wirtz ("Excerpt From a Teenage Opera [Grocer Jack]"). Available on Amazon.com (click
on the graphic below), iTunes, and other online retailers worldwide. Check out the videos for a sampling of two
of the tracks!
Above
Amazon.com graphic link is for the Kindle edition of Ed Rambeau's novel Forbidden Steps. (Check out the Kindle e-Reader on Amazon.com, or the free reading app for PC or mobile.) Visit Ed's website for more buying options.
Television
host, disk jockey, emcee, writer, producer, movie star, singer, and author Clay Cole passed away at his North Carolina home
on December 18, 2010. R.I.P. Clay.
Please
scroll down for some info on how YOU can help get Clay inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although this honor
may now be bestowed posthumously, it is well deserved and we know that Clay will be watching from Rock and Roll Heaven and
smiling. Please sign the petition to get him inducted.
Clay Cole
Please
sign the PETITION to get CLAY COLE inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!
We would like to petition
the induction of legendary TV, stage and film personality
Clay Cole into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in the "Non-Performer" category.
Frankie Valli stated it well when he was quoted on the back cover of Clay's immensely popular new book
"Sh-Boom! The Explosion Of Rock 'N' Roll 1953-1968," which chronicles those memorable years:
"Back
in the day, EVERYBODY in New York watched Clay Cole."
Renowned New York Daily News
journalist David Hinckley put it this way:
"THE CLAY
COLE SHOW was one of television's greatest rock 'n' roll shows. Clay had the whole music industry to draw on, and watch him.
Clay Cole imprinted a powerful image onto the memory of a few million teenagers."...
Laura's Oldies Sites - Links to all the oldies-related sites and communities I own
Also check out:
A couple of excellent
sites by my UK counterpart, Rosemarie:
Kris Ife - Singer, composer and producer, one of Mark Wirtz's frequent songwriting partners -
and what a voice!
Ed Rambeau - Singer/songwriter, best known for penning "Navy Blue" for Diane Renay (also see
His Name is Rambeau on this site)
Oldies deejay Ronnie Allen has conducted interviews
with a bevy of noted 50s and 60s recording artists. All of Ronnie's shows are permanently archived on the Jersey Girls Sing! website. To check 'em out, please click on the link for Ronnie's
Radio Page. (By the way, if you listen to the debut show from 07 Aug 2007, as well as the Ron Dante interview
from 03 Oct 2007, you'll hear a couple of cameo appearances by yours truly!)
Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? -- Volume 1. First in a series, this book by Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March catches up with 26 artists from seven 1950s/1960s
acts. It's chock full of quotes, facts, trivia, and lots of surprises! Click on the link above to read more about
it.
Note: Oldies
Connection is owned and maintained by Laura Pinto. Laura is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates
Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and
linking to Amazon.com.
