Do you Remember......

In 1954, the first transistor radio by Texas Instruments with predicted sales of 20 million radios in three years. It fell short only 100,000 purchased the first year because of performance problems.
Oh by the way…..None of the major radio makers including RCA, Philco, and Emerson were interested.
Then Raytheon siezed the market in 1955 with their version for $49.95 including 4” speaker and sound quality. A little bit of sticker shock when the average annual salary was around $4,000.
Wasn’t long before RCA, Zenith, DeWald and Crosly began flooding the market.

Just in time for us baby-boomers to start listening to our '55 favorite artists' Top Hit Singles:
Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around the Clock - becomes the first Rock and roll single to reach Number One on the American charts. The film Blackboard Jungle premieres in New York City featured "Rock Around the Clock" over the opening credits—the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film.
Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons
Four Aces Love is a Many Splendoured Thing
Chuck Berry Maybellene recorded for Chess Records in Chicago
Frank Sinatra Love & Marriage
"Let Me Go, Lover" Joan Weber
"Hearts of Stone" Fontane Sisters
"Sincerely" McGuire Sisters

"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller


Dot Records introduces Pat Boone, with an advertisement in Billboard magazine calling him "a great new voice"



Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" with significantly cleaned up lyrics (originally "Tutti Frutti, good booty" among other things.


Oh my!!! . Our record players, transistors, Walkman, 8-track, cassettes were our "musical magic lamps" bringing us the beginnings of great music, memories and more.

So don't touch that dial ---- Today, it's OGR!!!
Winnie

HAPPY 4th of JULY

Summer and the 4th of July go hand-n-hand and our love for these “all American foods” some of whose origins circle the world. So as we salute America, fire up the grill, spend time with family and friends, enjoy some facts about the:


Hot Dog


Originates as the Frankfurter Wurst in 1480’s - Frankfurt Germany
Named The "dachshund" or "little-dog" sausage by 18th Century Bavarian butcher Johann Georg Lahner,
By 1870, Coney Island, German immigrant Charles Feltman sold them on rolls.
Perhaps the most famous, is Chicago, IL basedOscar Mayer and its symbol, the Wienermobile, that’s toured the U.S. over 70 years.

Hamburger
15th Century a hashed sausage delicacy.
Late 18th century, Sailors visiting ports in Hamburg, Germany and New York, brought this food and term "Hamburg Steak" into popular usage.
1826, the first printed American menu listed hamburger was Delmonico's , New York and later at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Potato Chips
Tradition says the original potato chip recipe was created in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. A complaining patron kept sending back his thick, soggy fried potatoes. A frustrated chef George Crum kept making them thinner and crispier. In turn, they became a regular menu item the "Saratoga Chips".
After some trial and error, Joe “Spud” Murphy produced the world's first seasoned crisps, Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar. Yum!!!


S’mores
The first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the publication "Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts" of 1927. And Ladies we’ve been lovin 'em ever since.

Kool Aid “Oh Yeah”
Invented by Edwin & Kitty Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska in 1927 t o reduce shipping costs, by removing the liquid from his “Fruit Smack” drink and Kool-Aid powder, the result..
In the 1950's Kool-Aid Man, a frosty pitcher filled with Kool-Aid, became the company's mascot. He was known for bursting suddenly through walls of children's homes and proceeding to make a batch of Kool-Aid for them. His famous catch phrase:"Oh, yeah!"



Popsicle “If its Popsicle, Its Possible”
1905, eleven year old Frank Epperson, left a stir stick in a mixture of powdered flavored soda and water out on a cold night in San Francisco. The next morning, a frozen treat he named the Epsicle was born. Eighteen years later he introduced it to the public and renamed it “Popsicle” at the insistence of his children, when filing for a patent.
1939, “Popsicle Pete” was introduced on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century radio program as having won the "Typical American Boy Contest." Listeners were told to
send in wrappers for prizes from the manufacturer. “Pete” remained in print and TV ads and activity books until 1995.


Coppertone “Don’t be a paleface”
An American sunscreen and sister brand to Bain de Soleil, which is targeted to adult females.
1944, pharmacist Benjamin Green invented a lotion to darken tans. In 1953, the company became famous when it introduced the Coppertone girl, an ad showing a young blond girl in pigtails staring in surprise as a Cocker Spaniel sneaks up behind her and - well you get the picture

To all our OGR listeners, their families and friends, we wish you a safe and Happy 4th. Remember our troops and all who have served to keep freedom alive.
God Bless America!!

Winnie and the OGR Staff and Management