The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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A RETRO WORD From Our Sponsors WUOW Featured Artist Ray LaMontagne Ray LaMontagne is this week's WUOW featured artist. Each week, SUNY Oneonta-based NPR af- filiate WUOW features a worthy musician in its Friday Night Featured Artist radio program from 8 to 9 p.m. at 104.7 FM in Oneonta and on- line at wuow.org. LaMontagne is a Gram- Oct. 28, 1957 This ad implied that you might get dressed up and take your date here, and perhaps that was the case in the late 1950s. According to fiftiesweb.com, peak hits around this grand opening time were "Jailhouse Rock," by Elvis Presley, and "Chances Are," by Johnny Mathis, giving a fast and slow dance to enjoy. Later ads in the early to mid-1960s showed The Evening Inn as a "discotheque" place, and had "Girls Dancing in Cages," among other entertainment. It was no doubt a popular place, found on what was also called the "Albany Road" near Colliersville, long before Interstate 88 was built. There's even an "Evening Inn Road" nearby. Today it is home to Andres Blue Ribbon BBQ. — Mark Simonson Mark Simonson is the Oneonta city historian. These advertisements once appeared in The Daily Star, Oneonta Star or The Oneonta Herald. my-winning American singer songwriter. His raspy vocals attract- ed a mass audience with hit songs such as "Trou- ble" and "You Are the Best Thing," which have been used in commercials and in movies. Known as being some- what of a recluse, he lives in Maine with his wife and two children. PARTIAL PLAYLIST 1. Trouble 2. You Can Bring me Flowers 3. Lesson Learned Contributed Follow us @otownscene Nov. 3, 2011 O-Town Scene 19