My answer is YES to all three questions! But let's focus on the latter one, the magazine. 16 Magazine was founded in late 1956 and soon set the standard for all teen publications. The first issue had Elvis on its cover. It was never the place to look for serious interviews or top-notch writing, but if you were like me, then you wanted to read all about Elvis' favorite food or maybe see the Beatles' latest trading card or hear what surfing adventure the Beach Boys were off on.
At its high point in the mid-60s, its readership numbered over 5 million. It remained in publication into the 1980s. Not only did 16 feature teen idols of the music industry, it ran articles and photos about television personalities . . . Ed "Kookie" Byrnes from 77 Sunset Strip, Johnny Crawford from The Rifleman, and Dr. Kildare's Richard Chamberlain. May 1964 featured The Beatles for the very first time when their names and faces appeared on the cover. |