Category: History

A vintage tee gallery inspired by today’s date. On June 15, 1937 one of country music’s greats was born. There’s not a lot of country artists that will make the pages of Defunkd, but Waylon was one of the genres pioneering “outlaws.” Jennings secured his own recording rights and rebelled against the “Nashville sound” which had become soft – straying from its raw honky-tonk roots. Cash, Nelson and Hank Williams Jr. were also part of this movement. Of course, WJ is best known by our generation for his work with the outlaws of Hazzard County – he created the theme ... Read more

A vintage tee gallery inspired by today’s date. On June 5, 1977 the Apple ][  went on sale making it the the world’s first mass produced personal computer. The system was the first to have color graphics, a library of user-friendly software on floppy disks and an easy to use modem.

A vintage tee gallery inspired by today’s date. Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson is widely considered to be baseball’s all time greatest baserunner and leadoff hitter. He holds the MLB record for stolen bases, runs scored, unintentional walks and leadoff homers. Not only was he the fastest, but was also the fastest at being the fastest. On June 1 1982 he set a record for reaching 50 stolen bases in a season faster than anyone before him. Photo Courtesy of: 4all2envy

A vintage tee gallery inspired by today’s date. Happy birthday to Hugh Hefner. Born on April 9th, 1926, now 85 and still living the dream. I recently saw a doc about Hef called Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, Rebel. Not only does it contain tons of amazing vintage footage but it will change the way you think of him. He’s still a perverted old dude, but so much more. Image Courtesy Of: invintagewetrustco

A vintage tee gallery inspired by today’s date. Let’s talk about sex. Specifically some sex that occurred around July 1963. Happy birthday to Cheryl James, aka Salt, who was born on March 28th, 1964 (actually many sites report she was born on the 8th, if so, Happy Belated!) Salt N Pepa is the all time best selling female rap act with six of their singles achieving platinum or gold. Availability: Check Defunkd’s Hip Hop Selection Image Courtesy Of: Stormcrow-Vintage