Word: rolls
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Averell Harriman and his forces know that, to win, they must shake the party awake and set it to hollering. Adlai Stevenson and his supporters think they can keep it still and quiet until the decisive ballot. The care and feeding of the Baby, between now and the first roll call, may well be the decisive factor in Chicago...
...deadlock [at the national convention] is definitely certain," he said. "We are shooting for the top spot. If a deadlock occurs, this may be our time." Seeking a psychological edge over other presidential hopefuls, Chandler began bargaining with Alabama to yield its No. 1 spot on the national Democratic roll call so that his name will be the first placed in nomination. If all else fails, he hinted, he might be willing to swap Kentucky's 30 votes for the vice-presidential spot on a ticket with New York's Averell Harriman...
Minstreling through Dixie, Dreamboat Groaner Elvis ("The Pelvis") Presley proved that in the rock-'n'-roll business it helps to be daffy. In Charlotte, N.C. he deeply impressed the local Observer's observer: "Presley burst onto the stage, staggering and flailing like a moth caught in a beam of light." Flouncing down to Charleston, S.C., the twitchy bobby-soxers' twitchy idol made an even deeper impression upon the press. The local News & Courier sent one of its newshens, customarily safe in its education department, to try to talk to Presley and photograph him. As she aimed...
...Buddy Buddy (Bill Haley & His Comets; Decca). Rock 'n' roll at its gosh-darndest, with something that goes off like pistol shots on the offbeats, a recurrent crash of someone (apparently) smashing dishes between harmonies, and, out front, Haley himself, exuberant with thoughts of his own vitality...
Hello, Baby (Fred Astaire; Verve). A song that slips in amidst the hurly-burly of modern pop songs about as unexpectedly as a soft-shoe dance in a rock 'n' roll show−and brings as much relief. Astaire, who helped write the relaxed lyrics, sings them with nice feeling, as always...