spanning rhythm and blues, pop, country, and rock and roll. Singing ensembles, with their harmonious doo-wop style, were also a popular feature of the era. Many of the classic songs of the 1950s ...
Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service. His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio, ...
As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and ... of whites discovered the music in the 1950s and especially in the 1960s. We always think ...
spanning rhythm and blues, pop, country, and rock and roll. Singing ensembles, with their harmonious doo-wop style, were also a popular feature of the era. Many of the classic songs of the 1950s ...