The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for the rock and roll songs of the 1960s and the rebellious tunes of the 1970s. The decade's musical landscape was diverse, spanning ...

and the sonic options stretched from Claire Rousay’s emo ambient to This Is Lorelei’s automatic bedroom-pop to Being Dead’s deranged rock & roll pastiche. Speaking of legends, RIP Steve ...

The 1950s saw the birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll ... musical history throughout the Sounds of the 50s series. Here’s presenter Leo Green’s top 10 songs from this defining musical era.

This Cadillac was driven on stage at the Fox Theater in St. Louis in the documentary, Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was Black. See An ...

Sykes clarified: I think… some people don’t understand the meaning of rock and roll. If you go back to the original sound in the ’50s ... to look at specific songs that change culture.