At midnight on June 29, 1958, KGY radio listeners in Lacey, Olympia, and the entire radio wave receiving area, tuned in to hear the latest recording from the Evergreen Ballroom on Pacific Highway just outside of Lacey. Johnny Cash was the headliner that night
Ken Balsley suggests taking a drive along Old Highway 99 to get a feel for its original path, what a road trip or commute may have been like when there was not an alternate.
By Ken Balsley It was 1961. The repressed 1950’s were coming to an end, and the roaring 60’s wouldn’t really start for another few years. Rock and Roll