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A History of Pop Music – 1962

30th August 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2009 Comments

Featured song: Chubby Checker – Let’s Twist Again  This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began, up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1961

16th August 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2089 Comments

Featured song: The Shadows – FBI – as performed on Crackerjack (It’s Friday what do we all say?) This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1960

2nd August 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3372 Comments

Featured song: Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1959

19th July 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2061 Comments

Featured song: Bert Weedon – Guitar Boogie Shuffle This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1958

5th July 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2657 Comments

Featured song: Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1957

21st June 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3139 Comments

Featured Song: – Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1956

7th June 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3565 Comments

Featured song: Elvis Presley with Hound Dog This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it.  [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1955

24th May 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2446 Comments

Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]

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Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken

11th October 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2706 Comments

This is so superb, trust me.  You may (indeed may not) like your local Chinese Sweet and Sour, but after you have made this, you will probably stick to homemade. This is for four adult [more…]

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