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  2. Roll-A-Palace - Wikipedia

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    The same year, Billboard prominently featured Roll-A-Palace in its article "Going Back to the 1870s: Skating To Music". [6] Billboard also claimed the rink's popularity was in part due to the proximity of Bensonhurst , which was the setting and filming location of 1977 drama film Saturday Night Fever .

  3. Kenneth W. Griffin - Wikipedia

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    The Organ Plays At Christmas Columbia 12" Lp CL-692; 67 Melody Lane Columbia 12" Lp CL-724; Greatest Hits Columbia 12" Lp CL-2717/CS-9517* Sentimental Serenade Harmony (Columbia) 12" Lp HL-7384/HS-11184* Ken Griffin at the Wurlitzer Organ Philips 10" Lp B 07755 R* Great Organ Favorites Harmony/Columbia 12" LP H 31028; At The Great Organ Rondo ...

  4. Roller skating - Wikipedia

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    Roller skating originated in the performing arts in the 18th century. It gained widespread popularity starting in the 1880s. Roller skating was very popular in the United States from the 1930s to the 1950s, then again in the 1970s when it was associated with disco music and roller discos. During the 1990s, inline outdoor roller skating became ...

  5. The Jordan Brothers - Wikipedia

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    “The people at our company played a "demo" or demonstration of the song Gimme Some Lovin' for us to hear and approve. We all agreed that we liked the song and agreed to record it. Little did we know that it was the actual 8 track tape we listened to containing Steve Winwood's vocal, organ, a lead guitar, bass guitar and drums. …

  6. Empire Roller Disco - Wikipedia

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    The Empire Roller Rink in 2006. The Empire Roller Disco was a 30,000-square-foot roller rink located at 200 Empire Blvd., in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. [1] The birthplace of roller disco, [2] it was the first venue to showcase jammin', a skate style invented by its attendee and employee Bill "Mr. Charisma" Butler. [3] [1]

  7. This is why you’re seeing videos of Usher roller-skating ...

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    LIBERTY ROSS: Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace was a legendary roller rink that my parents opened in Hollywood in 1979. A lot of people compare it to Studio 54 on wheels. A lot of people compare it ...

  8. Golden Age of Roller Skating - Wikipedia

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    The establishment of the Roller Skating Rink Owners Association (RSROA) in 1937, [4] an organization of rink owners collaborating to organize national competition, is credited with initiating the onset of the Golden Age. The reputation of roller skating was transformed into a sport for all adults to enjoy as recreation. In 1938, dancing on ...

  9. 1950 in music - Wikipedia

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    US 1940s 1 – Jun 1950, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, Oscar in 1950, US BB 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 2: Patti Page: Tennessee Waltz: 1950: US: US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 4 of 1950, 6,000,000 sold by 1967 [7] 3: Phil Harris: The Thing: 1950: US