50's Music: Pop, Rock, Soul and Doo Wop

[From The Shadows]

I haven't seen too much 50's music in the classic rock or R&B thread, if any, so I decided to start a thread that is specifically for this era of music. So I will start this off with an oldie but a goodie!

Richie Valens La Bamba!

[ed2962]

Billie Holiday. This version of Blue Moon is from the 50's

[ed2962]

[From The Shadows]

Thank you! I love Chuck Berry. My father was a Chuck Berry fiend!

Billie Holiday video

Chuck Berry video

I was wondering if I was creating another of many music threads and that may annoy someone.

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

[The Darknight Detective]

I have to say that, despite being born in '65 and having very eclectic tastes among all the genres and eras, '50s rock n' roll is my favorite form of music: Elvis, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Fats, Little Richard, Buddy, the Platters, etc. - for whatever reason, I have been in thrall of early rock since I was a wee one. It's also the best music I can sing to via Karaoke, FWIW.

[Buried Alien]

An obscure 1950s musician by the odd name of Elvis Presley. This kid could have been a king!



Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[The Darknight Detective]

An obscure 1950s musician by the odd name of Elvis Presley.

The first time I saw him was 1971 while watching a small non-singing part from Viva Las Vegas. I heard the TV announcer mention his name before I had to go to the store with my family, so I asked my father in the car if he ever heard of Elvis Presley. He laughed and said that, yes, he knew who the King of Rock and Roll was and that he was his favorite singer of that music. I then asked him, because of the odd name and accent, what country he was from. He really laughed over that and told me he was from the American South (hey, I was only five!).

[From The Shadows]

Thanks for contributing guys!

I have to say that, despite being born in '65 and having very eclectic tastes among all the genres and eras, '50s rock n' roll is my favorite form of music: Elvis, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Fats, Little Richard, Buddy, the Platters, etc. - for whatever reason, I have been in thrall of early rock since I was a wee one. It's also the best music I can sing to via Karaoke, FWIW.

Then you are in the right place.

The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night

[Buried Alien]

Another rockabilly classic:



Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)