The 50’s Blog
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Essential Listening
(S) =Single

1954

“Rock around the Clock” (S) - Bill Haley and His Comets
“That's All Right” (S) – Elvis

1955

“Tutti Frutti” (S) – Little Richard
“Bo Diddley” – Bo Diddley
“Rock Around the Clock” - Bill Haley and His’ Comets

1956

“Roll Over Beethoven” (S) – Chuck Berry
“Long Tall Sally” (S) – Little Richard
“Heartbreak Hotel” (S) – Elvis Presley
“Love Me Tender” (S) –Elvis Presley
“Elvis Presley” - Elvis Presley
“Elvis” - Elvis Presley
“See You Later, Alligator” (S) – Bill Haley and His’ Comets



1957

“Rock and Roll Music” (S) – Chuck Berry
“After School Session” - Chuck Berry
“Lucille” (S) – Little Richard
“Here's Little Richard” – Little Richard
“Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On” (S) – Jerry Lee Lewis
“Great Balls of Fire” (S) - Jerry Lee Lewis
“Jailhouse Rock” (S) – Elvis Presley
“The "Chirping" Crickets” – Buddy Holly

1958

“One Dozen Berrys” – Chuck Berry
“Johnny B. Goode” (S) – Chuck Berry
“Hard Headed Woman” (S) – Elvis Presley
“Buddy Holly” - Buddy Holly
“That’ll Be The Day” - Buddy Holly

1959

“Chuck Berry Is on Top” – Chuck Berry

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Genre Information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll
http://www.history-of-rock.com/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Rock-and-Roll-The-Early-Years
http://en.allexperts.com/e/r/ro/rock_and_roll.htm
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Number-One-Songs-of-1950s
http://www.silver-dragon-records.com/history_of_rock_and_roll.htm
http://www.last.fm/tag/rock%20and%20roll
http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_songs50s.html
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/music.htm
http://oldies.about.com/od/50srockers/50s_Music.htm
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/decade/1950.htm#The%20Day%20The%20Music%20Died

Important Bands and Musicians




http://jerryleelewis.com/site.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets
http://www.chuckberry.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Domino
http://www.bodiddley.com/
http://www.eddiecochran.info/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valens
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/GeneVincent.html



Important Labels

http://www.sunrecords.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records

Credit:

Images are taken from:

1: http://www.lovefundforchildren.org/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Show.html
2: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/little-richard.jpg
3: http://pixhost.ws/avaxhome/2006-11-04/front_500_421.jpg

All Videos are taken from Youtube.