Old-Time Rock ‘n’ Roll:How The 1980s Embraced 1950s and 1960s Oldies Music
Introduction - Page 1
Table of Contents - page 2
Queen Salutes the King - Page 3
The Stray Cats - Page 4
The Piano Man’s An Innocent Man - Page 5
The Honeydrippers - Page 6
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - Page 7
Oldies Covers - Page 8
The Oldies go Reggae - Page 9
Oldies acts continued to impact 1980s music - Page 10
The Beach Boys - Page 11
John Lennon - Page 12
Paul McCartney - Page 13
Motown Records and Its Alumni - Page 14
Motown Celebrates 25 Years - Page 15
Live at the Apollo - Page 16
Violins Play When He Sings - Page 17
Respect Reclaimed in the 1980s: Aretha Franklin - Page 18
James Brown - Page 19
Rap/Hip Hop Emerges Using Pieces of the Past - Page 20
Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and the Other Wilbury Brothers - Page 21
Ray - Page 22
Elvis - Page 23
Radio Still Alive in the Eighties - Page 24
Madison Avenue Embraces Nostalgia - Page 25
Sweatin’ to the Oldies - Page 26
1980s Biopics of Rock ’ Roll icons - Page 27
The Fictional Biopic of Eddie and the Cruisers - Page 28
Huey Lewis and The News go Back to the Future - Page 29
The Big Chill - Page 30
Other 1980s Movies with Oldies Soundtracks - Page 31
Still Like That Old Time Rock and Roll - Page 32
Back to the Beach -Page 33
Dreamgirls - Page 34
Dirty Dancing - Page 35
John Hughes - Page 36
A Dose of Oldies added to the Hayes-Addison Romance - Page 37
Rock ’ Roll History is Preserved at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Page 38
Conclusion - Page 39
©2021 Tim Sheehan