Here, we dive into a handful of such songs that were popular in the 1950s. [RELATED: Behind the Rock Novelty Song “The Purple People Eater”] 1.

The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. JP ...

These original songs from the 1950s deserve so much more love. Since there are far too many outstanding, mostly forgotten ...

The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.

Revisit three rock songs from the '50s that were ahead of their time, below. ... The 1950s saw rock music explode on a global scale. The genre was just starting to take shape, ...

Alethea Jones, executive producer and director of three episodes, created the look of “Pink Ladies” by "reaching back to Technicolor musicals from the 1950s to ’70s,” she says, and ...

Click here to see the song that defined every summer since the 1950s. One song you won’t find here is “The Boys of Summer” by Don Henley, whose lyrics mourn the passing of the season ...

There's no formula for writing a pop song, but sometimes artists like Paul McCartney think something greater than themselves ...

Alethea Jones, executive producer and director of three episodes, created the look of “Pink Ladies” by "reaching back to Technicolor musicals from the 1950s to ’70s,” she says, and ...

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 ...