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 Golden Age of Hollywood is called that for a reason. Over time, Novak grew disillusioned with Hollywood and by the 1960s ...

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… ...

Out of the 25 biggest pop hits of the 1960s, based on how high and how long a song was a Billboard Top 100 hit, eight were released in 1960, including Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry” and Elvis ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

MILTON-FREEWATER — BJ the DJ will take people down Memory Lane from the days of Elvis, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis during the upcoming Oldies Night in Milton-Freewater.

He was known for hits like “Johnny B. Goode” and “Maybellene,” which became rock and roll classics. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 in recognition of his significant ...

Ruth Brown, known as “Miss Rhythm,” was a pioneering R&B singer in the ’50s. Her hits, like “Teardrops from My Eyes” and “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean,” helped shape the genre.

Out of the 25 biggest pop hits of the 1960s, based on how high and how long a song was a Billboard Top 100 hit, eight were released in 1960, including Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry” and Elvis ...