Reflecting today on Rock & Roll icons who have donned the uniform of our nation’s armed forces… Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the Army in 1961, long before he became a household name. Hendrix was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, where he was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was discharged in 1962 due to
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Sammy Davis, Jr. is responsible for one of Jay & the Americans’ biggest hits
….and 5 more things you didn’t know about Jay & the Americans In April 1964, Jay and the Americans were riding high, having had a couple of hits under their belt and working on driving their new single, “Think of the Good Times”, up the charts. The group made an appearance on the TV show
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Much to the delight of doo wopp fans everywhere, ABC-TV’s The View has featured some of the best-known groups of the 50’s and 60’s live on national television over the course of the last several weeks. The series was sparked by a performance by acappella stars The Persuasions on May 26, in which they mentioned
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