Thank you for downloading Bombshells during the two-day Amazon promotion. I hope you’ll enjoy the story of the Adams family as they face the real threat of the Cuban Missile Crisis. If this time period and historic events interest you, take a few minutes to explore the website. We’ve put together a 1960′s music playlist and other material to enrich your reading experience and maybe give you a deeper understanding of 1962: the culture, political climate and issues, many of which linger to this day. Leave comments, begin discussions and share your own insights.
Thanks again for giving Bombshells a read.
January 27, 2012
in Music
Nothing sets the mood like music. Even if you usually read in silence, you’ll want give the great music of the early ’60′s a try as you read Bombshells. If you remember hearing these tunes on your transistor radio or as the forty-fives spun on the turntable, they’ll bring back lots of memories. So settle in and enjoy. Here’s a playlist to accompany the first chapter of Bombshells. You’ll need a free Spotify.com account to enjoy all of these tunes without spending a dime.
You can get to the entire playlist here, or click each track to hear individual songs.
- Green Onions, Booker T. & the MG’s
- Stranger on the Shore, Acker Bilk
- Duke of Earl, Gene Chandler
- Let’s Dance, Chris Montez
- The Wanderer, Dion
- All Alone Am I, Brenda Lee
- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen, Neil Sadaka
- Twist & Shout, The Isley Brothers
- Sherry, The Four Seasons
- The Loco-motion, Little Eva
- Can’t Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley
- Good Luck Charm, Elvis Presley
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles
- I Fall to Pieces, Patsy Cline
- Big Girls Don’t Cry, The Four Seasons
- Seventy-six Trombones, The Music Man
- I Enjoy Being a Girl, Doris Day
- Ramblin’ Rose, Nat King Cole
- Moon River, Andy Williams
