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Awakenings: The music goes on…Rockin’ in the 50s, Rollin’ Too!

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It’s the 50s – Rock and Roll, Rock & Roll, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockin’ and Rollin’! Before we jump right in & start “shakin’ that thang” let’s take a step back in time to fully understand the evolution of this rockin’, rollin’ music.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

So much happened in the music world of the 50s it is virtually impossible to cover it all in this one simple post. What’s your favorite or could you rock ‘n’ roll to them all? Long live rock ‘n’ roll!

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I Can’t Believe We Made It. . .

ITS THE TRUTH and WE SURVIVED! I know because I am one of them, are you?
 Were you born 1930 – 1979?

Marilyn Armstrong's avatarSerendipity - Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth

I’m not one of those people who romanticizes the 1950s, but there are some truths worth remembering and revisiting.

I grew up in a very different world. Play meant using imagination. It mean physical activity. Jump rope, hide and seek, tag, Stick ball (no one owned a real bat). Stoop ball, jacks. Building a “fort” or climbing a tree. Cowboys and indians. Toys were simple, not electronic. Getting a new doll was a real thrill. She never needed a reboot, unless you count having to find her lost shoe.

If you were having a hard time with the bullies in school, you got up, got dressed and went to school. It didn’t mean you weren’t scared. I was plenty scared. It simply wasn’t a parent problem … it was mine. Yours. Ours.

Marilyn - Senior YearYou didn’t get a lot of pats on the back for “trying hard.” You might get an “attaboy”…

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