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
You can listen to them now - just click on the link.
- 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)
Amazon Price: $7.90 (as of 02/15/2012)
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
Amazon Price: $17.50 (as of 02/15/2012)
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
Retro London Prints: Olympic Games - London 1948 - 40x30cm
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London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948,
60 Years together
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
Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 02/15/2012)
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
Amazon Price: $19.49 (as of 02/15/2012)
28 tracks - you can listen to samples
Lensmasters born in 1948
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andreaberrios
Oct 25, 2011 @ 8:34 am | delete
- Although I'm from the 70's, my favorite music is the good oldies. My father always had the music on and we learn to love the music. Excellent lens.
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Ohohdon
Oct 24, 2011 @ 10:10 pm | delete
- My father in law has a 46 Mercury Woody Wagon that he restored years back that looks very similar to that 48 Ford.
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vallain
Oct 23, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
- I guess we are vintage or antiques now that were born in that year.
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RinchenChodron
Oct 23, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | delete
- You can add Rinchen Chodron to lensmasters born in 1948. Thanks
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OhMe
Oct 23, 2011 @ 1:19 am | delete
- Fun to see what was going on the year I was born
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