1948 - Music, Cars and Movies

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1948 History

1948 July 29 - King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London

1948 August 10 - Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC

Pee Wee Hunt's Twelfth Street Rag was a number one hit in September, 1948

1948 Hit Parade

Hit Parade 1948

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1. It's Magic - Doris Day
2. Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
3. Little White Lies - Dick Haymes
4. Serenade of the Bells - Don Cornell, Sammy Kaye
5. Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore
6. Love Somebody - Buddy Clark, Doris Day

1948 1949 radio broadcasts - Fibber McGee & Molly

1948 1949 radio broadcasts

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Fibber McGee & Molly LP 1977 Nostalgia Lane NLR1006 PB0210. Original radio broadcasts. Side 1) complete show as heard on March 22, 1949. Side 2) complete show as heard on July 6, 1948.

Popular music from 1948

Tunes from GramaBarb's playlist
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I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
A hit for Art Mooney in 1948 and was largely popularized by him.
Pee Wee Hunt's Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt's Twelfth Street Rag was a number one hit in September, 1948.

Under California Stars (1948)

Under California Stars (1948)

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The cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
Jane Frazee ... Caroline Bullfincher
Andy Devine ... Cookie Bullfincher / Alf Bullfincher

American Graffiti 1948 Chevy Aerosedan Fleetline Police Car

CHEVY PICK UP 454SS 1/24 DIE-CAST

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1948 Chevrolet Woody Fleetmaster

1/18-Scale Diecast 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster (Woody) Dk Brown

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This hard-to-find scale model is beautifully detailed and finished with opening hoods, doors, trunks and engine detail.

1948 Link List

1948 History
Highlights of history for 1948

1948: The Crossroads Year

1948: The Crossroads Year

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Is a fascinating exploration of how 1948 forever changed America-and why. The turning point in the struggle between Western democracy and Eastern absolutism as symbolized by the Soviet Union, 1948 changed the way the world worked and the way America thought.

Olympic Games - London 1948

London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948,

London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948, Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XIV Olympiad: John Mark lights the cauldron containing the Olympic flame.
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Candid Camera: Greatest Moments (1948)

Candid Camera: Greatest Moments

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Candid Camera, America's longest-running entertainment series, has been making people smile since 1948. Included here are classic sequences of unsuspecting people grappling with the inexplicable--talking horses, splitting cars, and a sideways elevator, just to name a few. Track Listings: Show Opens From the '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, and Today

1948 FORD CUSTOM RED for Collectors

1948 FORD CUSTOM RED 1:18 SCALE DIECAST MODEL

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Diecast Body
Opening Doors
Opening Hood
Opening Trunk
Detailed Interior
Rubber Tires
Steerable Wheels
Perfectly modeled engine
Accurate Gauges and dash inside

Highlights the history of Country music

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade 1948

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28 tracks - you can listen to samples

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