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 ...

In the 1950s, music was morphing and changing. Earlier in the century, jazz and ragtime roused crowds from coast to coast. But those styles started to change. Enter: R&B music, which later helped to ...

The 1950s brought a warmth to American living rooms that no television screen could match. Families gathered around their radios, the glow of the dial matched by the glow of unforgettable voices. From ...

These days, there isn’t much with real staying power. It seems that modern songs—like microwaves or apartment faucets—were made to be disposable more often than not. But 70 years ago? That’s when ...

You can't study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their roots ...

Some John Lennon songs and Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” sound like the same era. John compared Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” to tunes by an early rocker. He also discussed the ...

Dance halls, honky-tonks, speakeasies, jazz clubs, ballrooms, rock 'n' roll clubs, discotheques, raves, nightclubs and EDM festivals have different names, but they all have continued to attract music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What are the greatest songs of our times? We are starting with the greatest 30 songs of the 1950s, and then we will tick down the ...

The Fifties was the beginning of the modern pop age. Music critic Neil McCormick selects the best of the decade, from Elvis to Ray Charles Neil McCormick has been chief music critic for the Telegraph ...