Category Archives: Oldies

Baltimore’s 1960s “Sunshine Pop” band The Peppermint Rainbow

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 10/15/2012) Thanks to Johnny Dollar for reminding us of Baltimore’s forgotten 1960s “sunshine pop” band The Peppermint Rainbow (1967-1970). JD scored the group’s lone LP Will You Be Staying After Sunday at a Joppa Road … Continue reading →

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On ‘Hairspray’s’ 25th anniversary, ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee looks back

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Scott Huffines

By Jessica Goldstein ( Washington Post, 1/18/2013) If you were a teenager in Baltimore in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you watched “The Buddy Deane Show.” When the final bell rang you sprinted home from school, saddle shoes smacking … Continue reading →

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Film helps African-Americans remember a lively Carr’s Beach

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Tom Warner

Destination was popular resort during era of segregation By Mary Gail Hare (The Baltimore Sun, October 13, 2011) Decades ago, a trip to segregated Ocean City presented far too many challenges for African-American families. Instead they went to a sandy … Continue reading →

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Sharon Bernstein Peyton Remembers the Bluesette

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Sharon Bernstein Peyton (via BaltimoreJam.org) “The Bluesette/Blues Back Alley, owned by Art and Sharon Peyton, was a non-alcoholic night club in central Baltimore City at 2439 North Charles Street, near 25th St., Charles Village. It was in operation from 1965 … Continue reading →

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“Streets of Baltimore” by Ivory Joe Hunter

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Scott Huffines

Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an African American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist, best known for his hit recording, “Since I Met You, Baby” (1956). Billed as The Baron of the Boogie, he was … Continue reading →

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