The perceived pep of ’50s tunes may simply be a longing to escape the present, but while nostalgia certainly plays its role, there’s something more substantial than wistful dreaming to the idolization ...

The 50s may not feel like the decade with the most amazing rock and roll choices, but without that decade, we may not have the genre at all. 3 Forgotten Old-School Rock Hits From the 50s You Need ...

When Denny Cook began performing with the group that would eventually evolve into the Fabulous Hubcaps in 1974, he brought to life a collection of modern tunes and recent chart-toppers. Over a 41-y… ...

Years before shows like "Mamma Mia!," "Jersey Boys" and "Motown" demonstrated the power of pop music on Broadway, a small production devoted to the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller became ...

Music Theater Works presents Legends Of The 50s And 60s: Greatest Hits at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie (9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076) from June 18, 2021 through June ...

The Community Concert Series at Lackawanna College continues with “Saturday Night Live with the Oldies,” a set of five shows that throw back to the popular hits of the 1950s and ’60s.

With the release of his 58th album, The Greatest Hits of the 50’s, Barry Manilow is back in the spotlight. He has sold over 156,000 records and has topped the charts for the first time in three ...

Mickey Baker, one half of the hit-making duo Mickey and Sylvia in the late '50s and an influential guitarist whose work can be heard on hundreds of records, has died at his home near Toulouse, France.

In 1958, Mathis released his behemoth, “Johnny’s Greatest Hits.” “The thing that saved me,” he recalls, “is that I had a hit record right away. They understood the essence of my ...