Stories of Popular Culture
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Music, Politics, Sport, Media, Entertainment,
Business & Celebrity 

— Stories by Jack Doyle —

Annals of Music “Harlem Nocturne” 1939-1980s Saltry saxophone tune from the 1930s rises anew in the 1960s & 1980s.		Annals of Sport “Pitcher Perfect” 1963-1966 Brooklyn’s Sandy Koufax becomes baseball standout; wins three Triple Crowns.
Annals of Music “Early Beach Boys” 1962-1966 The five guys who created “Sunshine Pop” and a lot more.		Annals of Music “Early Beach Boys” Pt. 2: Six Songs Gorgeous harmonies & imaginative composition in a distinctive ’60s sound.
The Tobacco Celebs “Wayne For Camels” 1950s Hollywood’s John Wayne stars in Camel cigarette advertising.		Wealth & Celebrity “Celebrity Buffett” 1960s-2010 Billionaire Warren Buffett leverages his wealth & fame to good ends.
Music, Marketing, Technology “Start Me Up” 1995 Bill Gates uses a Rolling Stone’s tune to launch Windows 95.		Advertising & Celebrity “Dennis & Ameriprise” 2006-2008 Dennis Hopper pitches Boomers on retirement “Dreams Don’t Retire.”
Annals of Sport “Baseball, 1929″ Jimmie Foxx One of baseball’s finest in the year of the Great Crash.		Women’s Rights Icon “Rosie The Riveter” 1942-1945 A WWII-era image becomes an icon for the ages.
Statues & Icons: Pop Star “The Jackson Statues” 1995 Nine giant Michael Jackson statues help promote a pop star & his music.		Music, Money, History “Michael & McCartney” 1980s-2009 Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & The Beatles’ 1960s song catalog.
Publishing, Politics, Art “FDR & Vanity Fair” 1930s Magazine cover art & caricature during Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.		Politics & Celebrity “1968 Presidential Race” Democrats Paul Newman & friends jump into the political fray of 1968.
Annals of Music “Paint It Black” 1966-2000s A Rolling Stones tune has a long shelf life in film, television, and video games.		Celebrity, TV, Marketing “Dinah Shore & Chevrolet” 1951-1963 “See-the-U.S.A.” tune helps define a celebrity and America’s “car culture”.
Music & Values “Rumble Riles Censors” 1958-1959 Link Wray’s guitar sound gives society adolescent gang worries.		Technology & Culture “Apple, Rising” 1976-1985 Two guys in a garage help launch the PC revolution.
Second Chance Music “Do You Love Me?” 1962 & 1988 A 1962 Motown hit song by The Contours is given new life by “Dirty Dancing.”		Music, Business, 1960s “Motown’s Heat Wave” 1963-1967 Martha & the Vandellas’ dance music captures teens & boosts Motown biz.
Silent Film Star “Pearl White” 1910s-1920s A daredevil heroine of the Silent Screen becomes a big star.		Film Icons & Culture “Wall Street’s Gekko” 1980s-2010 A fictional Wall Street hustler lives on in the culture, roiling values.
Music & Pop Culture “Beatles in America” 1963-1964 New rock ‘n roll group brings “pop explosion” in music, business, culture.		Annals of Music “Dear Prudence” 1967-1968 The history of a beautiful Beatles’ song and a productive retreat in India.
Protest Music “Four Dead in O-hi-o” 1970 A protest song recalls America’s darker days during the Vietnam War.		Statues & Icons: Politics “RFK in Brooklyn” 1966-1972 A Robert F. Kennedy memorial & 1960s help for Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Music, Celebrity, Business “Taylor Swift, Rising” 2003-2009 A 19-yr-old singer/ songwriter storms the music charts …and more.		Message Music Sting: “Russians” 1985 A song about the Cold War’s nuclear threat finds a pop audience.
Money & Musicals “The Sound of Money” 2009 A Dutch pension fund & media company buy up Rodgers & Hammerstein.		Music & Biography “Be My Baby” 1960s-2010 The Ronettes & Phil Spector produce a game- changing new sound.
TV, Music & Marketing “American Bandstand” 1956 - 2007 How Dick Clark & TV helped make rock ‘n roll a major business.		Books, Film, Video “The Bourne Profitability” 1985 - 2007 How Jason Bourne & Co. became a worldwide business empire.
Media Maverick Easy Rider movies “Ted Turner & CNN” 1980s & 1990s Media pioneer shakes up news & entertainment while doing good.		Music & Money “Stones Gather Dollars” 1989-2008 The Rolling Stones’ concert tours make business history.
Advertising & Celebrity “JFK, Pitchman?” 2009 A popular ex-President is used in print & TV ads to help sell Omega watches.		Hollywood, Dance, Film “Legs: Cyd Charisse” 1950s-1990s Statuesque beauty of MGM musicals was the better half of those Kelly & Astaire dances.
Music & Biography “Joplin’s Shooting Star” 1966-1970 Janis Joplin’s last five years; her music, life & legacy.		Sport, Celebrity, Business “I Guarantee It.” 1960-1970s Joe Namath of the NY Jets helps transform pro football – game, image, and $$$ value.
Music Biz & Celebrity “Beatles’ Closed-Circuit Gig” March 1964 The Beatles’ first-ever, live U.S. concert from Washington was used in closed-circuit theater showings.		The Entertainment Economy “Disney Dollars” 1930s Walt & Mickey become Depression beaters and a new kind of growth engine.
Book, Film, Music “Of Bridges & Lovers” Godzilla’s Revenge divx 1992 - 1995 A best-selling love story, some howling critics, and a beautiful Streep-Eastwood film.		Music, Film, Celebrity “Bette Davis Eyes” 1981 A top song of the 1980s tells a story of a talented Hollywood legend.
Music & Madison Avenue “Big Chill Marketing” 1980s & 1990s How a 1983 movie named The Big Chill, sparked the use of rock ‘n roll music in TV ads.		Video “Big Chill Promo” 1983 & 1998 Trailer for 1983’s The Big Chill provides overview of story, music & characters.

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