Surf Music History: The So-Cal Sound Of Dick Dale's Instrumentals
Music | July 10, 2020
Left: Dick Dale. Right: The Ventures. Sources: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; merchbar.com The story of surf rock and surf guitar has one big hero...
The Ford Bronco Was The Sexy SUV Of '66
Culture | July 9, 2020
The 1966 Ford Bronco was a different kind of four-wheeler, a truck with off-road capability that had a sports car's style -- in fact, in early advertisements, Ford called it "a...
Every Man A Master Chef: How Grilling Conquered American Back Yards
Culture | July 8, 2020
The portable grill -- the Weber kettle-style grill in particular -- changed suburban culture in the '50s. Apron-clad husbands and dads were inspired...
Billy Preston: Stories And Life Of The (Almost) Fifth Beatle
Music | July 7, 2020
Billy Preston (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Billy Preston left his mark on the pop charts with the hits "Will It Go Round In Circles?," "Not...
Janet Leigh: Young 'Psycho' Victim And Jamie Lee Curtis' Mom
Entertainment | July 6, 2020
Janet Leigh on the set of Jet Pilot, directed by Josef von Sternberg. (Photo by R.K.O. Radio/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Janet Leigh's Psycho ...
Hula Hoop: When Wham-O Pulled Off The All-Time Toy Fad In 1958
Fads | July 5, 2020
Dick Clark watches a guest demonstrate the most popular toy in America on American Bandstand in 1958. (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Phot...
A High School Kid Designed The American Flag And Got A B-minus On It
Culture | July 4, 2020
Do you dig the American flag? Thank Robert Heft. Through the years the American flag saw multiple variations as our great country added states to t...
Who's In The '27 Club'? List Of The Famous Who Died Young
Entertainment | July 3, 2020
Cool people like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison may be members, but the 27 Club is one of the few institutions of fame that no one in their right...
Larry Walters: 'Lawnchair Larry's Balloon Flight Made Him Icarus Of 1982
Culture | July 2, 2020
Larry Walters, or "Lawnchair Larry," took to the sky in 1982, ascending to a an altitude of over three miles in a chair lifted by helium-filled...
Karen Black, From 'Easy Rider' and 'Five Easy Pieces' To Cult Movie Siren
Entertainment | July 1, 2020
Karen Black and Kris Kristofferson in 'Cisco Pike,' 1971. (Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Fans of cult cinem...
Why Did Cher And Gregg Allman Get Married?
Icons | June 30, 2020
Cher with Gregg Allman circa 1978. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Cher married Gregg Allman in 1975, and they stayed together through 1979. People forget that,...
Ray Harryhausen's Stop-Motion Animation: How He Made The Films We Loved
Entertainment | June 29, 2020
With Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans, One Million B.C., and three Sinbad movies, stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen created fanta...
