Rock n’ Roll’s Favorite Sound Effect

Rock n' Roll's Favorite Sound Effect

The Shangri-Las were just one of the acts who loved the Standard Sound Effect, “Car Skid & Crash.”

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What could be more amusing than the sound of squealing brakes… twisting metal… and breaking glass?  Just ask Nervous Norvus… the Shangri-Las… Jan and Dean… and nearly a dozen other pop stars of the 1950s and ’60s!  Learn more about the most ubiquitous sound effect in pop music history, in this episode of NOTES.

 
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One Response to “Rock n’ Roll’s Favorite Sound Effect”

  1. Jeremy R. Franklin says:

    Craven!

    This is definitely my favorite to day (I think). I remember those old “Standard Sound Effect” 78’s…we had them when I was a DJ (”KNEA…All Gospel, All Day”) LOL

    July 11th, 2008 at 1:35 pm