James Dean Dies While Rock Is Born
September 30, 1955, James Dean dies at 24 James Dean is killed in a car accident at age 24. Dean dies around the same time rock and roll comes alive (the #1 song the day he dies: Pat Boone's cover of "Ain't That A Shame" - clearly America is at a crossroads). https://youtu.be/hU5N2SrEaZI?si=9XTq5npVfBZNH_IB Over the next 10 years, songs about cars, teenagers and tragedy became commonplace, with Dean the template […]