The music of the 1950s was an interesting mix of pop standards such as Teresa Brewster’s Music! Music! Music and Rosemary Clooney’s Come On-a My House and fluffy novelties such as Patti Page’s The Doggie In The Window and Hot Diggity by Perry Como. However, by the middle of the decade, things were a-changing. Enter Bill Haley with his Rock Around The Clock, Chuck Berry’s Maybellene and suddenly, a new sound was on the music scene. Then, in 1956 along came a 21-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee---Elvis Presley. Rock ‘n’ Roll had arrived.
Elvis hit it big with a rapid fire string of million-selling singles. Including:
Heartbreak Hotel; Don’t Be Cruel; and Hound Dog. Teenagers,
especially teen girls, were taken with Elvis. He was different from anything
else on the radio and they loved it. However, their parents and various other
adults were appalled at Elvis. Deeming him “sleazy” and “a sex maniac”
All the ruckus ended up making Elvis quite famous.
Another newcomer to the music world in the late 50s was none other than Ricky
Nelson. Ricky’s version of I’m Walkin’ sold a million records
after he was heard singing it on the TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and
Harriet. (Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were Ricky and brother David’s
real-life parents, not just on the show.)
All in all, the music of the 1950s was quite an eclectic mix.
| 1950 1.Goodnight Irene--Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers 2.It Isn’t Fair--Sammy Kaye 3.Third Man Theme--Anton Karas 4.Mule Train--Frankie Laine 5. Mona Lisa--Nat King Cole 6. Music! Music! Music!--Teresa Brewster 7. I Wanna Be Loved--The Andrews Sisters 8. If I Knew You Were Comin’, I’d’ve Baked a Cake--Eileen Barton 9. I Can Dream, Can’t I?--The Andrews Sisters 10. That Lucky Old Sun--Frankie Laine |
1956 1.Don’t Be Cruel--Elvis Presley 2.The Great Pretender--The Platters 3. My Prayer--The Platters 4. The Wayward Wind--Gogi Grant 5.Whatever Will Be, Will Be--Doris Day 6.Heartbreak Hotel--Elvis Presley 7.Lisbon Antigua--Nelson Riddle 8.Canadian Sunset--Hugo Winterhalter 9.Moonglow and Theme From Picnic--Morris Stoloff 10.Honky Tonk--Bill Doggett |
1957
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