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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/l/c/unitedposter.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" /> The tunes may be old, but the sentiments are as relevant as today\'s headlines -- the plight of the working man (and woman) hasn\'t changed all that much since the days of Eisenhower, as these golden oldies will prove. Coal mine conditions, Dennis Kucinich\'s Presidential campaign and the big lottery payoff... they\'re all tied into my list. <a href=\"//od/theculture/tp/workingoldies.htm\"><strong>Just in time for Labor Day, here\'s my list of songs about getting jobs, keeping them, and even trying to get out of them.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/09/02/ten-songs-about-the-working-man.htm\">Ten Songs About The Working Man</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 13:50:47.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/09/02/ten-songs-about-the-working-man.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/09/02/ten-songs-about-the-working-man.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/09/02/ten-songs-about-the-working-man.htm&#038;zItl=Ten Songs About The Working Man\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/i/c/soulfinger45blog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" /> The brand of soul music known as Stax/Volt was label-based, just like Motown, but offered a harder, more emotional sound of black America to compete with its more famous Detroit rival\'s Sound of Young America. But the Blues Brothers, as well as countless R&#038;B acts, would have been unthinkable without it. <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/od/soulmotown/g/What-Is-Stax-Volt-Music.htm\"><strong>Read more about Stax/Volt music and its relation to other oldies music styles in my latest A-Z encyclopedia entry.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/what-is-staxvolt.htm\">What Is Stax/Volt?</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at 07:31:24.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/what-is-staxvolt.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/what-is-staxvolt.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/what-is-staxvolt.htm&#038;zItl=What Is Stax/Volt?\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/k/c/fats9thwardblog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" /> <strong>Now Updated!</strong> In remembrance of the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation wrought on the Gulf Coast, I\'m once again presenting this guide to New Orleans\' (that is, my hometown\'s) rock and roll landmarks and the water damage they suffered during the storm. Many of these suffered minor damage, or have since been repaired, but they should never leave our consciousness again -- and this article helps explain why.</p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/theyre-trying-to-wash-us-away-katrinas-effect-on-new-orleans-rock-and-roll-landmarks-2.htm\">They\'re Trying To Wash Us Away: Katrina\'s effect on New Orleans\' rock and roll landmarks</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at 06:36:04.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/theyre-trying-to-wash-us-away-katrinas-effect-on-new-orleans-rock-and-roll-landmarks-2.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/theyre-trying-to-wash-us-away-katrinas-effect-on-new-orleans-rock-and-roll-landmarks-2.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/29/theyre-trying-to-wash-us-away-katrinas-effect-on-new-orleans-rock-and-roll-landmarks-2.htm&#038;zItl=They\'re Trying To Wash Us Away: Katrina\'s effect on New Orleans\' rock and roll landmarks\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/g/c/elvisdead42.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" /> On the 33rd anniversary of the King\'s untimely demise, I take a look at the disturbing last days of Elvis Presley\'s life. Got a question about the mysteries surrounding his death, his funeral and burial, or the persistent myth that he never passed away at all? <a href=\"/od/elvisdeathfaq/index.htm\"><strong>This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the death of Elvis can help.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/16/the-death-of-elvis.htm\">The Death of Elvis</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 15:12:53.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/16/the-death-of-elvis.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/16/the-death-of-elvis.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/16/the-death-of-elvis.htm&#038;zItl=The Death of Elvis\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/e/c/hctssheetusblog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" /> One of the best-loved songs in the Beatles\' canon, \"Here Comes The Sun\" was nevertheless a contradiction of sorts: a simple song that was in reality rhythmically complex, an ode to serenity written in the midst of excessive turmoil, and a Beatles song in which George makes most of the music alone. <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/od/thebeatlessongs/a/The-Beatles-Songs-Here-Comes-The-Sun.htm\"><strong>Read a detailed breakdown of \"Here Comes The Sun\" in my latest Beatles fact sheet.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/the-beatles-rock-band-here-comes-the-sun.htm\">The Beatles Rock Band: \"Here Comes The Sun\"</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 15:56:00.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/the-beatles-rock-band-here-comes-the-sun.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/the-beatles-rock-band-here-comes-the-sun.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/15/the-beatles-rock-band-here-comes-the-sun.htm&#038;zItl=The Beatles Rock Band: \"Here Comes The Sun\"\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/c/c/americablog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" /> The <em>other</em> transatlantic folk-pop group may not have garnered the respect that CSNY did, but they made a comfortable home at AM radio with well-loved favorites like \"A Horse With No Name,\" \"Ventura Highway,\" and \"Sister Golden Hair.\" <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/od/70spopandsoul/p/Profile-America-The-Band.htm\"><strong>Read all about America the band in my latest profile.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/13/in-the-spotlight-america.htm\">In The Spotlight: America</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 19:13:05.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/13/in-the-spotlight-america.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/13/in-the-spotlight-america.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/13/in-the-spotlight-america.htm&#038;zItl=In The Spotlight: America\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/a/c/madmenblog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" /> AMC\'s smash hit <i>Mad Men</i> is not only one of TV\'s most highly-acclaimed dramas, it\'s opened up the eyes and ears of a new generation to the smooth style of the Jet Age era. This playlist, the latest in a series, assembles only the oldies (and all the oldies) from Season 1 of Mad Men, which you can now legally purchase and download without having to scour the internet. <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/od/songidentification/a/Oldies-Music-Playlist-And-Mixtape-114-Mad-Men-Season-1.htm\"><strong>Make your own Mad Men mixtape for parties or lounging, starting right here.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/10/oldies-music-playlist-114-mad-men-season-1.htm\">Oldies Music Playlist 114: Mad Men: Season 1</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 21:20:35.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/10/oldies-music-playlist-114-mad-men-season-1.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/10/oldies-music-playlist-114-mad-men-season-1.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/10/oldies-music-playlist-114-mad-men-season-1.htm&#038;zItl=Oldies Music Playlist 114: Mad Men: Season 1\">Email this</a></p>');
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document.write('<br /><p><img src=\"http://0.tqn.com/d/oldies/1/0/Q/c/ogsheetusblog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" /> Lyrically sparse, rhythmically shifting, and emotionally epic, John\'s magnum opus on <i>Abbey Road</i> bookended the sessions for this classic album nicely... and also introduced several new innovations to rock! <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/od/thebeatlessongs/a/The-Beatles-Songs-I-Want-You-Shes-So-Heavy.htm\"><strong>Read a detailed breakdown of \"I Want You (She\'s So Heavy)\" in my latest Beatles fact sheet.</strong></a></p><p style=\"background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;\"><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/02/the-beatles-rock-band-i-want-you-shes-so-heavy.htm\">The Beatles Rock Band: \"I Want You (She\'s So Heavy)\"</a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/\">About.com Oldies Music</a> on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 19:34:57.</p><p><a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/02/the-beatles-rock-band-i-want-you-shes-so-heavy.htm\">Permalink</a> | <a href=\"http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/02/the-beatles-rock-band-i-want-you-shes-so-heavy.htm#gB3\">Comment</a> | <a href=\"http://oldies.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://oldies.about.com/b/2010/08/02/the-beatles-rock-band-i-want-you-shes-so-heavy.htm&#038;zItl=The Beatles Rock Band: \"I Want You (She\'s So Heavy)\"\">Email this</a></p>');
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