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Dear Duchess
Saturday kept me and Sadie busy watching the Junco birds and gray squirrel with only a patio glass door separating us., flatten your nose into the glass. Next weekend they tell me we will be "On the Road between SW Colorado and NW Oklahoma. Secondhand Songs Info - Hucklebuck
Secondhand Songs had this to say about the Huckle-Buck: Artist was Floyd Cramer and written by Andy Gibson. It was first released on audio single "The Hucklebuck" November 1963. Jones & Stone Township of WDS County OKJim Bradley says, "Sandie, I looked at the Standard Atlas of Woods County in 1906 [more]... View/Write Comments (count 1) | Receive updates (2 subscribers) | Unsubscribe Staplers & George W. McGill
James says, "I received my April/May 2009 issue of History Magazine today. On page six was a story about Stapler history. In the story they mentioned the McGill Single Stroke Staple Press. So I Googled that title and this is one of the links that came up. I extracted the story from that link. My question is, Is this one of your McGill relatives? Just thought of you when I saw that name." Insight Into Grandma
This week's letter from John C. McClure to Miss Constance Warwick of Alva, O.T. takes us back to April 30, 1904, Quincy, Ill. |
78 RPM Records
Though commonly referred to as 78's, ironically, none were designed to be played back at exactly 78 rpm. Even the term "78" is misleading, as the actual rpm later agreed on with the advent of the AC motor, is actually 78.26 rpm! Otis Redding Lyrics - Huckle-buck
We found these lyrics for Otis Redding's version of the huckle-buck on lyricsmania.com. Easter Weekend Beginnings
Easter Weekend began in SW Colorado on Friday, April 10th, in the evening with the wildlife parading down from the high elevations. First with the Gray Fox and following 15 minutes later with a huge herd of deer and a 3-point Buck. In Colorado they only count the points on one side of the antlers. Them Louthans
Al writes, "Dear Duchess: I'm up here at our house in Rutherford County, NC, relaxing for a week. I was out in my shop and found a box of photographs of my mother's family. She and dad adopted me as a infant, and I absorbed some of the family history and folklore.
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Hucklebuck of 1949 & Sinatra
The Hucklebuck sung by Frank Sinatra (1949) -- The Hucklebuck (aka Huckle-Buck & Huckle Buck) dance is considered a Risque, sexual type of dance which had its hey-day during the late 1940s early 1950s but goes back to the early 1900's. I haven't seen anything about it during the 1920s, though. Only that it might have originate at Savoy Records in NYC. Looking Back ... To The Future!
Looking back at the OkieLegacy beginnings ten years has has been somewhat interesting to see where we started from and where we are now. The archives shows the 1st Issue we published as a multiple feature format. Before then, it was basically a weekly personal journal entry. Our Gray Colorado Fox
This is some information we picked up about the gray fox that strolled into your backyard Friday evening: The Gray Fox is smaller in size than the Coyote -- usually 32 to 45 inches long, and weighs 7 to 11 pounds [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0) | Receive updates (0 subscribers) | Unsubscribe OkieLegacy Louthan Info (Vol. 10, Iss. 46)
Louthan Info, Vol. 10, Iss. 46 -- This is what I found through my Ancestry.com account. We found lots of LOUTHAN connections and information on Gilbert Shirley LOUTHAN. |
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