[78-L] Chevy, was Re: Good-bye

[David Lennick]

Michael Shoshani wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 12:27 -0500, Bob Rice wrote:
> 
>>    Remember the Good old Chevy ads of the 50's "See the USA in Your 
>> Chevrolet?" I do, I remember hearing the whole thing. A sorta feel- good 
>> thing from back when Chevies ruled, an' Apple pie, was good ,daze of the USA 
>> .Does anybody have a copy of that, as It must have been on a 78? Maybe 
>> Chevie dealers had them? Just curious? A bit of US-ian nostalgia?Anybody got 
>> a copy or link? Would be fun for the next car club meeting!
> 
> I got nothin', but your post reminds me that we are pretty much one week
> away from the day when Don McLean purportedly drove his Chevy to the
> levee, only to find it dehydrated.  'Twill be the 50th anniversary of
> the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and their
> pilot, Roger Petersen.  
> 
> At least Holly's records came out on 78, at least through 1958. Don't
> know about the other two.
> 
Big Bopper much easier to find on 78 than on 45 up here in the frozen 
northland. Ditto Richie Valens. Roger Peterson, not too many 78s.

And actually that song has been misunderstood for years..Mr. McLean was really 
trying to get refinanced but was rebuffed by a Mr. Levy.

dl