The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.

The best songs turning 50 in 2025 No. 10 - "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell. Originally released in 1974 by Larry Weiss, ...

The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for the rock and roll songs of the 1960s and the rebellious tunes of the 1970s. The decade's musical landscape was diverse, spanning ...

Jimmy Clanton, stood in on the Winter Dance Party Tour after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The ...

Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was Black. See An Exploration of Smithsonian Collections Featuring African American Music from Smithsonian Music ...

Rock music first grew out of the rock’n’roll movement of the 1940s and 50s, which itself was inspired by country and African-American rhythm and blues from the 1920s and 30s. Even from its ...

A classic rock band has released two new songs from their upcoming album that will feature its core lineup for the first time ...

Meet the band: Dubbing their concert a “Rock and Roll History Show,” Bill Haley Jr. & The Comets perform covers of classic Bill Haley songs and other chart-topping ‘50s and ‘60s jukebox tunes.

Lee is right that “when Elvis is celebrated as a bedrock of rock and roll, and the ... the rise of rock as a music form, a 20-year span that begins in the mid-’50s, was a cultural moment ...

In a Q&A interview with Hearst, Clanton shares insights on his career, how the music industry operated in the ’50s, his thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and what he plans to do after ...

how the music industry operated in the ’50s, his thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and what he plans to do after singing his final note. Clanton never set out to be a rock 'n' roll star ...