This week in 1975: 10,000 auto workers rallied in Washington to demand jobs and an end to recession; President Gerald Ford asked Congress for $497 million for aid to Cambodia; United States lifted a ...
Thirty years from now, will we recall a song that captures the significance of today’s technology? Will someone have penned a tune about the iPhone that is so vivid that it becomes a cultural ...
A question like this will likely bring stares and smirks these days but back in the 1970s, the answer would likely be “ten-four good buddy,” via the citizen band radios that were popular. These radios ...
Trucking’s rise in pop culture was well underway when “Convoy” was released in late 1975, capturing the hearts of not just truckers but many Americans. The song, heavily laden with CB slang and ...