For many, the 1950s was a time of peace and prosperity, often looked upon with nostalgia. But, not everyone enjoyed the same freedoms during this era. Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their ...

Modern songs are simpler now than in the 1950s thanks to three musical revolutions that have dumbed down melodies, a study has found. Songs have undoubtedly changed from the Rat Pack era of Frank ...

In advance of her appearance at Tradfest in Dublin,  Peggy Seeger recalls aspects of her incredible life in music ...

The aforementioned songs became actual hits and are still quite recognisable today. But a lot of 1950s mainstream music enjoyed plenty of airplay not because it was particularly good or popular but ...

In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns of its kind in Poland. It’s 1934. Two young ...

For many, the 1950s was a time of peace and prosperity, often looked upon with nostalgia. But, not everyone enjoyed the same freedoms during this era. Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the ...