The emergence of rock and roll music in the U.S. and global culture has been well documented. Musically, everything from the ...
We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of course, there weren’t only five songs that fit that description. One of the ...
The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...
They were a pair of artists who inspired the existence of The Beatles, and John Lennon believed all music was "rehash" ...
Many bands and artists had a major '50s pastiche in the '80s. To revisit this trend, check out these three '80s rock hits.
One risky session and a revolutionary sound turned Elvis Presley into the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and reshaped popular music ...
Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll's founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music's joy and rebellion in such classics as "Johnny B. Goode," ''Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Roll Over Beethoven," ...