Her most recent album was in 2004 and was a collection of Christmas Carols.Īnn-Margret started her movie career in 1961 starring in Frank Capra’s Pocketful of Miracles alongside Bette Davis. Her biggest hit came in 1961 with the song “ I Just Don’t Understand” which peaked at number 17 and staying six weeks on the Billboard Top 40, but is probably even more notable because The Beatles covered it in a live performance on The BBC in 1963. She even recorded with The Jordanaires, which was Elvis’ backup band, and did a version of “ Heartbreak Hotel“. Many of her albums were recorded in Nashville with Chet Atkins, who also worked with Presley and was one of the chief architects of what’s known as the “Nashville Sound”. She was hailed as the “female Evlis Presley” because of her sexy, throaty contralto singing voice. Her singing career began in 1961 when she began recording with RCA Victor records. All rights reserved by RCA Records, …Īnn-Margret Olsson is yet another singer-turned actress – though, she achieved far more success than Little Caesar.
Plus, if you really want to get technical the most contemporary song the Fallout games use is the Beach Boys’ “ Wouldn’t It Be Nice” which was recorded in 1966. So, in my opinion there were absolutely rebels in pre-apocalyptic Fallout, which means that rock & roll was an inevitably.
But, let’s be honest – no society, no matter how strong, is that homogeneous. We got super into atomic technology and we never had things like the hippies, or counter-culture. We know World War II took place in the Fallout universe, but it was like America’s culture stunted post-WWII. The idea says that the F allout universe’s version of Earth has a history that mirrors our own, right up until about the 1950’s. In the Fallout universe there is a concept known as the divergence.
See, but I think it does, just not in a mainstream way. Rock & roll, even early rock, just doesn’t always quite convey the aesthetic of the world of Fallout. The vast majority of Fallouts music is sourced from the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s and usually concentrates in the jazz, big band or country genres (and really country only because of Fallout: New Vegas). So, this choice might be a little divisive. Mike Fern & Del Royals – A Bomb Bop (1959) Mike Fern & Del Royals – A-Bomb Bop (1959) It has the perfect blend of 1950’s Americana mixed with the references to atomic technology making this a prime candidate for a game like Fallout.Ģ. It’s absolutely mind blowing this song hasn’t been used in a Fallout game. He would go on to be in 26 movies between 19, most notable A Few Good Men and the 1974 version of The Longest Yard. In 1960 Harry Caesar acted in his first film All The Fine Young Cannibals. He was an active recording artist between 19. Caesar would eventually drop gospel and move on to R&B around the same time he migrated from Ohio to Oakland, California, where he recorded the body of his musical works. Eventually his family moved to Youngstown, Ohio where Caesar formed a gospel group during his stint in the army where he also boxed for Fort Ord.
If you lived in Pittsburgh in the 20’s chances are you you worked in the steel industry – which is exactly what Caesar’s family did. Little Caesar (real name Harry Caesar) was a rhythm and blues singer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1928. Little Caesar & the Red Callender Sextette – Atomic Love (1953)