Growing Up In Public Is Especially Hard

At The Beginning Of 1955 Only About 60 Percent Of American Homes Had Tvs.

Watching Television In Those Days Was Not The Same Experience As It Is Today. After Years Of Listening To Radio, We Found The Black-and-white Images Mesmerizing.

To Some, The '50s Were A Decade Marked By The Banal, The Predictable.

Whatever Ambivalence I Felt About My Own Career, Frankie More Than Made Up For It With His Ambition And Tenacity.

You Don't Have To Pound Your Head After Hearing A Country Song And Wonder If You Missed Something.