1. Okeyfenokey, the Okefenokee swamp is in Florida.
2. ‘gaudeamus igitur’, student song, ‘let us rejoice therefore while we are young …’
3. Maxim’s, a famous Parisian restaurant.
4. Bevis Hillier was among the first to revive interest in Art Deco styles in architecture and art; see Art Deco (1997).
5. Hank Williams, American country singer, 1923–53.
6. Steinway, a make of piano.
7. Blüthner, a make of piano.
8. Hopalong Cassidy, hero of 28 Western novels written by Clarence E. Mulford in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. He was played in films by William (Bill) Boyd, who made over 65 movies with Paramount and United Artists, which were later turned into television programmes.
9. Words of Elvis Presley’s first hit record, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956.
10. Jim Reeves, American country singer (1923–64), who died in a plane crash at a time when he was achieving international success for country music in competition with the new wave of rock groups such as the Beatles.
11. Kilwinning, small town in Ayrshire.
12. ‘De Profundis’, prayer: ‘Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord’.
13. Wishbone Ash, English rock group of the 1970s; Beverley Sisters, popular British singing trio in the 1950s.
14. Annie S. Swan (1859-1942), popular Scottish novelist (who also wrote under the names of Mrs Burnett Smith and David Lyall), and is sometimes associated with the ‘Kailyard’ movement in Scottish literature.
15. Hofner Senator, style of electric guitar.
16. ‘second’, Second Class Degree.
17. Woman’s Realm, popular women’s journal.
18. Emmylou Harris, an American country singer, b. 1947; Rolf Harris, Australian artist, singer and performer on British television, b. 1930.
19. Kris Kristofferson, American rock and country singer and film star, b. 1936.
20. ‘Ole Shep’, sentimental country song about the death of a dog, written by Red Foley. Elvis Presley sang it at his first audition at the age of ten and it remained one of his favourites.
21. Lambretta, a scooter.
22. ‘The King’, Elvis Presley (1935–77).
23. Gang Show, variety show staged by Boy Scouts.
24. Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, the company which recorded Elvis Presley’s early records in Memphis, Tennessee.
25. Filofax, personal organiser, diary.
26. Woolie’s, Woolworth’s department store.
27. Arthur Koestler (1905-83), novelist and writer of books on the history of science. His The Roots of Coicidence (1972) is a study of apparently chance happenings which he believed not to be accidental.
28. Tiny Bubbles, sentimental popular song sung by such Scottish entertainers as Andy Stewart.
29. Patsy Cline (1932–63), American country and pop singer who died in a plane crash.
30. Randy Travis, American singer, b. 1959.
31. Doris Day, American singer and actress, born Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff in 1924; famous for her role in the comedy Western, Calamity Jane, 1953.
32. Maoists, followers of the Chinese communist leader, Chairman Mao, and, in the 1960s, an alternative to the discredited communism of the Soviet Union.
33. Merchant City, gentrified area of Glasgow; ‘des con enviably adj’, desirable accommodation enviably adjacent to.
34. Buckfast, very cheap wine.
35. Piper Omega, an oil platform in the North Sea.
36. Everly Brothers, Phil and Don Everly, American singing duo successful in the 1950s and ’60s.
37. Slim Whitman, early American country singer, b. 1924.
38. Empire, Glasgow theatre.
39. TLS, Times Literary Supplement.
40. Georgian poetry, the anthologies of Georgian poetry were published before and during the First World War and included the work of poets such as Rupert Brooke.
41. Smokey Robinson, American soul singer, b. 1940.
42. Turneresque, nineteenth-century English land-and seascape painter J. M. W. Turner was famous for his depiction of sunsets, such as The Fighting Temeraire.
43. Maybole, small town in Ayrshire.
44. Kissogram, a message and a kiss delivered in parody of a telegram delivery.
45. Dennistoun, populous area of Glasgow.
46. High Noon, western film of 1952 starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, directed by Fred Zinnemann.
47. Sitting Bull, Native American chief (1831-98) who defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 in the struggle to preserve the way of life of the aboriginal peoples of North America. Died after being arrested by State authorities.
48. Ray-bans, high-class sunglasses.
49. Alfred Hitchcock, British director of thrillers.
50. Ray Charles, American pianist and singer, b. 1930, and blind from the age of seven.
51. SAS, Special Air Services, British special operations troops.
52. Derry, or Londonderry, city which was focus of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland from the 1960s and a centre of paramilitary activity on both sides of the religious divide.
53. Baedeker, American guide book.
54. Hoyt Axton, singer, songwriter and actor, b. 1938; his mother Mae Boren Axton co-wrote Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel.
55. Melrose’s Darjeeling, a make of tea.
56. Bovril, a beef extract drink.
57. Winnebago, an American mobile home, recreational vehicle.
58. Candleriggs, area of Glasgow.
59. Sony, television; Kind Hearts and Coronets, a popular television series.
60. Tristan da Cunha, island in the South Atlantic; Territorials, Territorial soldiers of the British army reserve.
61. Chet Atkins, American guitarist, b. 1924.
62. NUJ, National Union of Journalists.
63. Tammy Wynette, American country and western singer (1942–98), famous for her record, ‘Stand By Your Man’.
64. Hank Jansen, one of over twenty pseudonyms used by Victor George Charles Norwood, writer of popular fiction.
65. Meals on Wheels, charity service which delivers meals to the elderly and housebound.
66. Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler’s personal statement of his political beliefs.
67. Vangelis, Greek composer (b. 1943), best known for his music for the 1981 film, Chariots of Fire, about the Scottish Olympic athlete, Eric Liddell.
68. Don Gibson, American country singer.
69. Listerine, proprietary mouthwash.
70. Gene Autrey, 1907–98, American singer and star of film Westerns. He was ranked top Western star 1937–43, and became one of the richest men in America from his investments in radio and broadcasting companies.
71. University Challenge, television quizz show involving students from British colleges and universities.
72. Jonathan Ross, British talk show host.
73. Tom Mix, star of silent films whose career did not survive the arrival of the talkies; he was born in Driftwood, Pennsylvania and died in a car accident in 1940.
74. Head and Shoulders, proprietary dundruff shampoo.
75. Lena Martell, Scottish child singer whose career failed as she grew up.
76. Cowcaddens, district of Glasgow.
77. Gooloise, Gauloise, a French cigarette.
78. Dave Dee, Dozey, Beakey, Mick and Titch were a British pop group of the 1960s.
79. Francis Turner Palgrave (1824–97) was editor of The Golden Treasury, a popular anthology of English poetry, first published 1861.
80. Graceland, home of Elvis Presley in Memphis.
81. The Cotter’s Saturday Night, famous poem by Robert Burns (1759–96), first published in the Kilmarnock edition, 1786.
82. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer.
83. INLA, Irish National Liberation Army, breakaway faction of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
84. Hank Snow (1914–99), Canadian country singer.
85. Grand Ole Opry, a radio programme that started in 1925 playing Country music; it later became a theatrical venue and a television programme presenting Country and Western music. Elvis Presley made one of his early appearances there in 1954.
86. Ry Cooder, b. 1947, famous for slide guitar blues playing.
87. ‘Bung anuurra big Bell’s’, put another shot of Bell’s whisky.
88. Coatbridge, small town in Lanarkshire, and an unlikely event for acting fame.
89. Marlon Brando’s role in The Wild One provided the iconic image for bikers in black leather.
90. Ferguzade, Scottish bottled drink similar to Lucozade.