The 1950s were a decade at war with its own music. Rock and roll arrived as a collision between Black rhythm and blues and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti ...
The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...
What do you think would happen if you took the stage at a karaoke bar and started singing songs from the 1950s? Would people get on board? Well, we think so! We think there are some excellent classic ...
During a 1974 interview with Rolling Stone’s Paul Gambaccini, Gambaccini mentioned how Wings performed a cover of Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” on tour. “The first time I ever sang on a stage I ...
History has seen musicians communicate political messages through their songwriting time and time again. Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Joni Mitchell are just a few of the greats who churned out poignant ...
Dads like things that are old. Have you seen your dad’s favorite shirt? It’s approximately 1,000 years old. His car? Yes, decades old. It’s just that way. Old, old, old. Old things are sturdy, ...
I played this song last Sunday, 2/10 in a Valentine’s set, now Jason Bentley is playing it again (he, like I, have played this song many times before). It is one of the most sublime love songs ever ...
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. runs a city that hosts a fabulous 1950s weekend in October, and he worries about it.