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The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for the rock and roll songs of the 1960s and the rebellious tunes of the 1970s. ... an African American vocal group. In the song, a kid ...
This Irving Berlin tune had been a No. 1 hit for Tommy Dorsey (with Jack Leonard on vocal) in 1937, and was later a hit for Irish group The Bachelors. The Four Tunes' next Jubilee release, " I Understand (Just How You Feel) " was a bigger hit, climbing to No. 7 R&B, and No. 6 on the pop chart. [ 1 ]
Don Julian (April 7, 1937 – November 6, 1998) [1] was an American rhythm and blues, [2] funk and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter. Most famous for his work as an R&B singer in the 1950s and 1960s, he's also known for composing the soundtrack and songs to the blaxploitation film, Savage!.
The 1950s music scene would challenge these simplistic categories by offering more so-called race music than ever before that appealed equally to Black and white listeners. The Evolution of ...
Frankie Laine (at piano) and Patti Page, c. 1950 Harry Belafonte, 1954 This is a partial list of notable active and inactive bands and musicians of the 1950s . Musicians
The Capris (Philadelphia group) Cash Money Millionaires; Cats and the Fiddle; The Chantels; The Charts (American group) The Chi-Lites; Chic (band) Children of the Corn (group) The Chords (American band) The Clark Sisters; Classic Example; The Cleftones; The Coasters; Coming of Age (group) Commissioned (gospel group) Commodores; The Cool Kids ...
Popular music, or "classic pop," dominated the charts for the first half of the 1950s.Vocal-driven classic pop replaced Big Band/Swing at the end of World War II, although it often used orchestras to back the vocalists. 1940s style Crooners vied with a new generation of big voiced singers, many drawing on Italian bel canto traditions.
The group could adapt to many styles of music from gospel, rhythm and blues and pop to country and Western. They had splendid harmony, choreography, a colorful wardrobe and an impeccable stage presence. The Philharmonics in the 1950s (l-r): Chick Rice, James Logan, Elbridge Moss, Homer Boyd and George Culp