Book description
There was a small sliver of time between Be-Bop and Hip-Hop, when a new
generation of teenagers created rock 'n' roll. Clay Cole was one of
those teenagers he was the host of his own Saturday night, pop music
television show. Clay Cole's SH-BOOM! is the pop culture chronicle of
that exciting time, 1953-1968, when teenagers created their own music,
from swing bands and pop to rhythm and blues, cover records, a cappella,
rockabilly, folk-rock, and girl groups; from the British Invasion to the
creation of the American Boy Band. He was first to introduce Chubby
Checker performing the "Twist;" the first to present the
Rolling Stones, Tony Orlando, Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, Bobby
Vinton, the Rascals, Ronettes, Four Seasons, Dion, and dozens more; the
first to introduce music video clips, discotheque, go-go girls and young
unknown standup comedians Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Fannie Flagg
to a teenage television audience.
