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Socker Boppers (formerly Sock'em Boppers [1]) is a children's toy popularized in the late 1990s by Big Time Toys. [2] Socker Boppers and their spin-off products such as Sock'em Swords, Sock'em Shields, and Sock'em Screamers have sold more than five million units in the United States and internationally in such countries as Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico.
Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died". The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died. The list ...
In November 1958, Buddy Holly terminated his association with The Crickets.According to Paul Anka, Holly realized he needed to go back on tour again for two reasons: he needed cash because the Crickets' manager Norman Petty had apparently stolen money from him, and he wanted to raise funds to move to New York City to live with his new wife, María Elena Holly, who was pregnant (although he ...
The Big Bopper, early rock-a-roll star; Teenybopper, a teenage subculture; Deely bopper, head ornamentation; Sock'em boppers, a children's toy; Little Boppers and Monster Boppers, toys made by Worlds of Wonder; Beanie Boppers and Teenie Beanie Boppers, toy doll variations of Beanie Babies made by Ty Inc. from 2001 to 2005
Vee's career began in the midst of tragedy. On February 3, 1959, "The Day the Music Died", three of the four headline acts in the lineup of the traveling Winter Dance Party—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper—were killed in the crash of a V-tailed 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, along with the 21-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson.
The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
Date of death Cause of death Fame Age Sources Alexandre Levy: November 10, 1864: January 17, 1892: Not recorded Composer, pianist and conductor 27 years, 68 days [46] Louis Chauvin: March 13, 1881: March 26, 1908: Neurosyphilitic sclerosis: Ragtime musician 27 years, 13 days [46] Rupert Brooke: August 3, 1887: April 23, 1915: Sepsis: Poet 27 ...
Haydock's band, Ron Haydock and the Boppers, were heavily influenced by Gene Vincent. In August 1959, Cha Cha Records released their debut single, "99 Chicks"/"Be-Bop-A Jean." These tunes and 26 other tracks were reissued by Norton Records on the 1996 CD 99 Chicks, which had a vinyl release in 2005.