Who & What Shaped The Boomer Generation

This is perhaps the most controversial article on my entire site. The selections below I made are strictly personal with the help of my wife and a few friends. I invite your comments at [email protected] which I’ll publish in the blog section. Some Famous Boomers That Made a Difference

Ron Howard

1954

John Belushi 1949 Reggie Jackson 1946 Jay Leno 1950 John Roberts 1955

Steve Jobs 1955 George Bush 1946 Rush Limbaugh 1951 Billy Joel 1949 Steven Spielberg

1946

Jeff Shapiro

1946

David Letterman

1947

Prince Charles 1948 Oprah 1954 Bruce Willis 1955

Elton John 1947 Madonna 1958 Hillary Clinton 1947 Mitt Romney 1947 Bill Gates 1955

Bill O’Reilly 1949 Billie Crystal 1948 Tom Hanks 1956 Howard Stern 1954 John Travolta 1954

Bill Gates 1955 Donald Trump

1946

Oprah Winfrey 1954 Princess Diana

1961

Robin Williams

1951

Meryl Streep

1949

John Travolta 1954 Sylvester Stallone

1946

Bruce Springstein

1949

George Clooney

1961

Jeff’s Greatest Boomer Songs… Agree?

Me and Bobby

McGee-Janis

American Pie-Don

McLean

Do You Believe In

Magic-Loving Spoonful

What I’d Say-Ray

Charles

Yesterday-Beatles Good Vibrations-Beach

Boys

Bad Moon Rising-

Credence

All Shook Up-

Elvis

Satisfaction–

Stones

Judy Blue Eyes-Crosby,

Stills & Nash The Wanderer- Dion

Maggie May-Rod

Stewart

All Along the

Watchtower-

Jimi Hendricks

Light My Fire– The

Doors Be My Baby-Ronettes

Rock & Roll Is

Here To Stay-Danny & The Juniors

These Times Are a

Changing-Dylan

Bridge Over Troubled

Water-Simon &

Garfunckel

Magic Carpet Ride-

Steppenwolf

Fire & Rain-James

Taylor

Let’s Stay

Together- Al

Green

Stairway To Heaven-

Led Zeppelin

My Guy-Mary Wells Chances Are-

Johnny Mathis

It’s To Late-Carole

King

Born To Run–

Springsteen

I Want To Hold Your

Hand-Beatles

Book of Love-The

Monotones

Jeff’s Top 10 Artists That Changed a Boomer’s Life

Billy Joel Diana Ross

The Beatles The Who

Led Zeppelin Woody Guthrie

The Rolling Stones The Byrds

Bob Dylan Johnny Mathis

Jeff’s Best Boomer TV Shows…Agree?

American

Bandstand All In The Family Twilight Zone

Love, American

Style Laugh In

M*a*s*h Dir.'s Kildare &

Casey

Mission

Impossible

The Young and

The Restless Gilligan’s Island

Star Trek Shindig I Dream of Jeanie The Mod Squad Naked City

Taxi Dallas Three’s Company Beretta My Three Sons

The Fact’s Of

Life

The Mary Tyler

Moore Show Soul Train Hogan’s Heroes

The Ed Sullivan

Show

Chico and The

Man The Odd Couple The Love Boat Kojak The Rifleman

The Adam’s

Family Happy Days

Huckleberry

Hound Fantasy Island Bonanza

Jeff’s Best Boomer Movies…Agree?

Godfather 1&2 Lawrence Of Arabia Hard Day’s

Night Love Story Annie Hall The Sting

Dr. Zhivago The Graduate Easy Rider The Exorcist The Deer

Hunter

Blazing

Saddles

Jaws Rocky 1-3 Saturday Night

Fever Star Wars Animal House Marathon Man

Rosemary’s

Baby Back To The Future Princess Bride

Raiders of the

Lost Ark Tootsie

When Harry

Met Sally

The Wild One Dirty Harry Deliverance Dog Day

Afternoon Tommy Scarface