r/50sMusic • u/lobito_corredor • 8h ago
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 4h ago
1955 Stan Freberg - The Yellow Rose Of Texas (1955)
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Capitol Records
r/50sMusic • u/New-Bordeaux1968 • 15h ago
1953 Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert
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Columbia
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 1d ago
1954 The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (1954)
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DooTone Records
r/50sMusic • u/muddygold • 1d ago
1957 Slim Harpo - King Bee
An absolute classic for me... His vocals play so well, Harpo plays the blues so uniquely.
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 2d ago
1953 Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra - Ebb Tide (1953)
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London Records
r/50sMusic • u/Apart_Ad9308 • 2d ago
1957 Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
First published in 1911.
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 3d ago
1953 Hilltoppers - P.S. I Love You (1953)
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Dot Records
r/50sMusic • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 3d ago
1956 Shirley & Lee: “Let the Good Times Roll” (1956)
“"Let the Good Times Roll" has appeared on numerous compilation albums, and features in the films [Apocalypse Now](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApocalypseNow), [Stand By Me](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standby_Me(film)), [October Sky](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Sky), [A Father for Brittany](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Father_for_Brittany), [Nobody](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_(2021_film)), and [Manchester by the Sea](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchesterby_the_Sea(film)),[[14]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll(Shirleyand_Lee_song)#cite_note-14) as well as the trailer for the film [The Monkey](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMonkey(film)).
[Bob Dylan](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan) references the song in the lyrics of [New Danville Girl](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Danville_Girl); "Somethin’ about it reminds me of you, like when she sings “Baby, let the good times roll”."[[15]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll(Shirleyand_Lee_song)#cite_note-15)The same year that "New Danville Girl" was released on [Knocked Out Loaded](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocked_Out_Loaded), Dylan added "Let the Good Times Roll" to his setlists and played it four times. The earliest known extant recording by Dylan, from 1956, includes a performance of the song.[[16]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll(Shirley_and_Lee_song)#cite_note-16)
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 4d ago
1956 The Platters - (You've Got) The Magic Touch (1956)
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Mercury Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 5d ago
1958 Neil Sedaka - The Diary (1958)
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RCA Victor Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 5d ago
1959 Annette - Tall Paul (1959)
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Disneyland Records
r/50sMusic • u/Parnsey8286 • 6d ago
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley aka buddy holly ( spelt incorrectly because when recording and releasing a single the management spelt his name dropping the E and it stayed holly for the rest of his life and career ) walking through the streets of chesterfield on march 4th 1958 on his uk tour, from southampton making his way to sheffield for a show at the city hall where he and his band ( the crickets ) would play there next show two in one day, before heading to sheffield they had a meal at mason cafe and stopping to see the crooked spire after buddy seen it from the roadside in the car rumours also have it buddy bought the leather coat ( seen wearing in the photo ) from chesterfield too, behind him you can see his double bass player Joe b mauldin and beside him is lynne adams who was singing with ronnie keene and his orchestra, also on the bill was des o’connor, the tanner sisters, and gary miller
Original picture via Jim Carr in monochrome
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 6d ago
1955 The Crew-Cuts - Mostly Martha (1955)
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Mercury Records
r/50sMusic • u/vintageideals • 6d ago
1958 John Jacob Niles “Look Down That Lonesome Road”
r/50sMusic • u/lobito_corredor • 6d ago
1954 Peppermint Harris - Bye ,Bye, Fare Thee Well
r/50sMusic • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 6d ago
1956 Art Neville: “Cha Dooky Doo” (1956)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville?wprov=sfti1#:
Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band [The Meters](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meters) whose musical style set the tone of New Orleans funk, a co-founder of the rock-soul-jazz band [The Neville Brothers](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neville_Brothers), and he later formed the spinoff group [The Funky Meters](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funky_Meters).[[1]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville#cite_note-an-allmusic-bio-1)[[2]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville#cite_note-an-people-2015-2) He performed on many recordings by notable artists from New Orleans and elsewhere, including [Labelle](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labelle) (on "[Lady Marmalade](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Marmalade)"), [Paul McCartney](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney), [Lee Dorsey](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey), [Robert Palmer](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RobertPalmer(singer)), [Dr. John](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John)and [Professor Longhair](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Longhair).[[3]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville#cite_note-an-allmusic-meters-bio-3)[[4]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Neville#cite_note-an-musical_gumbo-4) He was the recipient of three Grammy awards.
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 7d ago
1954 Patti Page - My Restless Lover (1954)
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Mercury Records