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

Revisiting the story of Cordell Jackson, the Mississippi-born rockabilly songwriter who started her own record label - Moon Records - from her home in Memphis.

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their ...

The turntable has been used as a musical instrument since the 1940s and 1950s ... of hip hop music. Herbie Hancock’s 1983 single “Rockit” is perhaps the most influential record of the ...