The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

“In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins (1956) A smooth, tender ballad, “In the Still of the Night” is one of the most recognizable love songs from the 1950s. The song was written ...

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

“In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins (1956) A smooth, tender ballad, “In the Still of the Night” is one of the most recognizable love songs from the 1950s. The song was written by Fred ...

If the Donny & Marie variety show could be summed up in two words, they would have to be “comfort food.” With its corny humor ...

The husband-and-wife folk duo talk covering the Magnetic Fields for All In: A Comedy About Love and the art of memoir music ...

I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners ... But, not everyone enjoyed the same freedoms during this era. Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering racial tension that would later usher in ...

Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple," "Yo-Yo" and “Down By the Lazy River,” ...

Joni Mitchell called this iconic love song a "throwaway," despite it being her most commercially successful record.