Kings of Friday Night: The Lincolns

by A.J.B. Johnston, John MacLachlan Gray (Foreword by), Frank MacKay (Afterword)

Overview

Early 1960s Truro, Nova Scotia, was a town divided: cast/west, Protestant/Catholic, Black/white. Only one thing brought everyone together: a Lincolns dance. Over a span of ten years, Truro's legendary "kings of Friday night" played their trademark rock 'n' roll, R & B, and soul, not just in Truro but at dances and on campuses from Yarmouth to Sydney, Nova Scotia, and north to Sackville, Moncton, and Saint John, New Brunswick. In the process, The Lincolns changed the lives of small-town kids who were clamouring for a heart that would move their feet, their hips-and ultimately, their hearts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771088480
Publisher:	Nimbus Publishing
Publication date:	10/30/2020
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

A. J. B. (John) Johnston is the author or co-author of twenty-one books: sixteen on different aspects of the history of Atlantic Canada and five novels. The Canadian Historical Association awarded a Clio prize to his Endgame 1758: The Promise, the Glory and the Despair of Louisbourg's Last Decade , and Ni'n na L'nu: The Mi'kmaq of Prince Edward Island was selected in 2014 as the best published Atlantic book. John was made a chevalier of France's Ordre des Palmes académiques in recognition of his many publications on the French presence in Atlantic Canada. He lives in Halifax with his wife Mary. For more information, please visit ajbjohnston.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Frank John MacLachlan Gray 1

Overture Back in the Day 7

Chapter 1 In the Beginning: 1957-61 18

Chapter 2 Ready to Roll…and Rock: 1961-64 48

Chapter 3 Now What?: 1964-65 80

Chapter 4 Better than Ever: 1965-68 89

Chapter 5 On the Road: 1965-68 121

Chapter 6 Changes, Changes, End: 1968-69 138

Finale Kings of Friday Night: 1978-2018 160

Afterword Different A. F. (Frank) MacKay 170

Chronology 177

Acknowledgements 180