Rufus Thomas - I Want To Get Married

Okay, I admit that I've kinda let this blog die. I just haven't had the time or enthusiasm that I once did to keep it updated consistently. Maybe this will change, maybe it won't. BUT, I recently created my first YouTube video, which I'm pretty excited about. So that's something right? This is one of my favorite Rufus Thomas songs! I had this song playing when I proposed to my wife and she also walked (boogied?) down the aisle to it at our wedding. Check out that great Steve Cropper guitar solo! Hope you enjoy.
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Cardboard Records: A Part of this Balanced Breakfast (pt. 3)

Here are a few vintage tv commercials featuring ceral box records. Anyone remember these?

And... an excellent book with info on cereal box records and bubblegum music in general can be found Here

You Are So Rare!

The Three Haircuts
You Are So Rare to Me

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I first saw the above clip, from Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows," on some music documentary that was discussing the cultural impact of rock and roll. In it, Sid Caesar, Karl Reiner and Howard Morris do their impression of what they think rock and roll is about. I love this bit, it's a classic. When I recently found this 45 I was surprised to learn that RCA actually released the song as a single in 1955.