>> well, unchained melody was the wedding song, the wedding song. >> ♪ >> reporter: after their recordingay in the 60s, the two went their separate ways. but the demand for their combined writing style led to a reunion and now they're touring again. >> he's worth a lot of money and i got him. it certainly gets easier the older you get and we do like each other. >> and possibly have a good time. what could be better than getting paid to have a great time. we realize how blessed we have to be in this position. >> what's better than going on stage with your friends and singing rock & roll. there's nothing in the world better. well, one thing better. >> ♪ >>> when we come back on a second look, music stars of years gone by reminisce about growing up with rock & roll. >>> in reno this weekend it's time for the annual hot august nights celebration. every year big name musical performers are part of the show. in 1996 a couple of them shared their memories of what it was like growing up with rock & roll. >> and i remember in 1956 i went to i believe it was my first rock & roll movie concert and m

karen said unchained melody by the righteous brothers instantly came to her mind.>>> oh, yeah. >> watch this. sounds like a formula one. but it wasn't. it was a tiny remote controlled car. the guy barely knew what hit him his friends steering the car right into his foot. that had to hurt. oh, my gosh. >> that really hurts. we should probably stop playing this over and over. >> all right. let's go outside to mike who i believe is consuming even more bacon. >> that's right. we're calling it a bacon explosion today. i've had so much i'm ready to explode. it's international bacon day. without including perhaps president most famous bacon recipe created in recent memory. that's right. we're talking about a bacon explosion. >> that's your belly afterwards. many imitators but jason day is the creator of the original bacon explosion. he's here to show us how it's done. you're the author of barbecue makes everything better. how did you get the book deal? >> we had a lot of feedback. we're here with your viewers. we got a book deal out of it. >> bacon explosion. it includes