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.
Akzidenz-Grotesk, originally released in 1898 by the Berthold Type Foundry, found renewed prominence in the 1950s. This ...
In advance of her appearance at Tradfest in Dublin,  Peggy Seeger recalls aspects of her incredible life in music ...
How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...
With the news of Peter Yarrow, from the folk band Peter, Paul and Mary, passing away on Tuesday at the age of 86, it got me ...
Most teen idols who sprang up during the birth of rock' n roll in the 1950s were flash-in-the-pan stars --remembered for a ...
For many, the 1950s was a time of peace and prosperity, often looked upon with nostalgia. But, not everyone enjoyed the same freedoms during this era. Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the ...
Over the years, the closet door has cracked open, and we can only hope that the future holds more opportunities for openly ...
Two Navy pilots, both from southeast Minnesota braved a blizzard to fly 100,000 units of tetanus anti-toxin from ...