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 ...

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 ...

This file photo from 1956 shows singer Teresa Brewer.Brewer, who topped the charts in the 1950s with hits like "'Till I Waltz Again with You," died Wednesday Oct. 17, 2007. She was 76. Singer Teresa ...

We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of course, there weren’t only five songs that fit that description. One of the ...

Over fifty years ago, singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday set the standard of what a beautiful voice should sound like. Their wide ranging octaves and resonating voices made them music ...