Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...these songs have been extensively recorded by other singers; and while Seeger has his distinct merits, too many of the ballads can be heard in better performances on other records: Leadbelly's Mary Don't You Weep, Gary Davis's Wreck of the 97, or Lee Payant's Big Rock Candy Mountain. In a sense, Seeger is joining battle with all of his competitors at the same time; it is not surprising that he often comes off second best...
Thurmond also expressed concern over Constitutional usurpation by the other branches of the federal government. He cited Eisenhower's use of federal troops in Little Rock, and the enaction of civil rights legislation, which he characterized as "unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional...
...other hunters heard a thud just behind them. Whirling around, they saw Slaughter grinning and, a later paced-off 30 ft. from him, a rabbit kicking its last. Said Marksman Slaughter: "Well, you wouldn't want me shooting back here, so I just whomped it with a rock." Then he modestly added: "Shucks, it wasn't moving...
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin's spoof of Manhattan's television-advertising industry; with Tony Randall as Rock. Jayne Mansfield as herself (TiME...
...witch is like a rock and by the end of the story you realize that there's nothing to do but walk around her and get out as fast as possible lest she fall on you, too. Miss Bingham wisely times the exit; another such fall just might shatter the rock in place of crushing the victim. It's a skillful work, though rather cruel to the nice old maid lobby, not to mention us other poor humans...