Bob Dalziel

“Xmas of 1957 my Dad gave my Mom seven Elvis 78 RPM records. I remember them being played at their parties. Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, All Shook Up etc. They and their friends were jive dancing and having fun with a few beers. One by one through the next couple years I remember seeing them dropped and broken except for Elvis' first record release That's Alright Mama/Blue Moon of Kentucky which I inherited as my first record and I still have that copy today. In 1961 I had a paper route and from that money, $30 a month, I purchased a good quality RCA 6 Transistor radio which cost $50. I took it everywhere with me. My favorite station was CKWX 1130 on the dial. They played Rock 'n' Roll of the Day. My early favorite singers were Del Shannon, Bobby Vee, Neil Sedaka and Bobby Darin, along with the others of that time. As an 11 year old I had no older brothers or sisters and my friends at that time weren't into music, so I learned on my own. There was a song I really liked called Private Eye by Bob Luman, it was moving up the charts headed for #1 and out of nowhere came Elvis' Little Sister/His Latest Flame taking the #1 spot in its second week of release, pr... more...