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(Top) 1 Musicians. 2 Bands. 3 Gallery. 4 See also. 5 References. ... This is a partial list of notable active and inactive bands and musicians of the 1950s. Musicians ...
Rockabilly was most popular with country fans in the 1950s. The music was propelled by catchy beats, an electric guitar and an acoustic bass which was played using the slap-back technique. Rockabilly is generally considered to have begun in the early 1950s, when musicians like Bill Haley began mixing jump blues and electric country.
Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the time, from Elvis to Nina Simone. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s
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.
You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, […]
Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.
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1950* Louisiana Country blues [54] Skip James: 1902 1969 Mississippi Delta blues [55] Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1893 1929 Texas Country blues [56] Blind Willie Johnson: 1897 1945 Texas Gospel blues [57] Edith North Johnson: 1903 1988 Missouri Classic female blues [58] Lonnie Johnson: 1899 1970 Louisiana Urban blues [59] Mary Johnson: 1898 1983 ...