DANBURY -- Bill McNamara is 61 and semi-retired, but anytime he's feeling his age, he just puts on the music he listened to while growing up in Danbury in the 1950s and early 1960s, and the years fall away.The Everly Brothers, The Ronettes, The Lettermen, and of course, The King, ... Continue reading Danbury man’s hobby preserves the ’50s (The News-Times) »

DANBURY -- Bill McNamara is 61 and semi-retired, but anytime he's feeling his age, he just puts on the music he listened to while growing up in Danbury in the 1950s and early 1960s, and the years fall away.The Everly Brothers, The Ronettes, The Lettermen, and of course, The King, ... Continue reading Danbury man’s hobby preserves the ’50s (The News-Times) »

Gram Parsons "Gram existed on a different plane." Emmy Lou Harris For: If you like alt-country or the mainstream variety. Influenced by: Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Bob Wills, Hank Williams Sr., Roy Acuff, the Kingston Trio, Merle Haggard. Influenced: Wilco, contemporary country music artists, Neko Case, Elvis Costello. Continue reading Classic rock 101: why dad’s music matters (The Western Courier) »

Endless Sleep, which peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in 1958, opened the door for a string of similarly tragic pop hits including Mark Dinning's “Teen Angel," Ray Peterson's “Tell Laura I Love Her," Johnny Preston's “Running Bear," the Everly Brothers' “Ebony Eyes," Dickey Lee's “Patches" ... Continue reading Jody Reynolds, the 1950s rockabilly singer and songwriter whose one and only Top 10 hit, “Endless Sleep,” was the … (All About Jazz) »