AudioPhix on MSN13h
Five fabulous 1950s songs that were overshadowed by subsequent covers
The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.
FanSided on MSN1mon
Elvis Presley's 10 greatest songs of the 1950s
This song epitomizes early rock n' roll and has become one of Elvis's best-known songs from the 1950s. Deservingly so. It ...
What was the first rock ‘n’ roll song to incorporate an orchestra?
In the 1950s and 1960s, a handful of rock 'n' roll bands, including Deep Purple, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and others, began incorporating orchestras.
American Songwriter13d
5 Songs That Name-Drop or Reference Elvis Presley, Describing Elvis’ Influence for Better or Worse
Five songs that name-drop or reference Elvis Presley and what each track says about the King's lasting and varied influence.
BBC7y
Fats Domino: Rock and roll legend dies aged 89
Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. The American rock and roll artist was best known for his songs Ain't That A Shame and ...
Butler Eagle7d
The 1950s: Decade of economic prosperity, rock’n’roll and a red scare
Welcome to the 1950s, a decade of prosperity and Pontiacs, drive-ins and tail fins, bobby socks and poodle skirts. The decade ...