Rock ‘n’ roll seemed to some like it emerged fully formed in the 1950s, as artists became superstars overnight on the strength of a magnetic single or two. In actuality, the music had been slowly ...

We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of course, there weren’t only five songs that fit that description. One of the ...

The 1950s saw rock ‘n’ roll burst onto the scene and change music forever. From Elvis Presley’s hip-shaking performances that scandalized parents and drove teens wild to Chuck Berry’s epic guitar ...

Parents hated it. The clergy condemned it. But when rock and roll burst onto the scene in the 1950s teenagers instantly connected with its vital, rebellious energy. It changed popular music forever ...

Since rock ‘n’ roll first exploded in the late 1950s and ‘60s, critics have repeatedly declared that “rock is dead,” ...

In the spring of 1954, when the nation’s top record was Perry Como’s “Wanted” and the top album was the soundtrack from the movie The Glenn Miller Story, a new musical style was germinating. Bill ...

You take some music, hot beats, drumbeats, Finger poppin’ and stompin’ feet . . . It’s got this whole wide land. Rock ‘n’ roll forever will stand, Singin’ deep in the heart of man. —It Will Stand by ...