The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering racial tension that would later usher in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for ...

But a lot of 1950s mainstream music enjoyed plenty of airplay not because it was particularly good or popular but simply because it was state-backed. In 1949, to promote the socialist-realist trend, ...

Many new styles of popular music have emerged since rock 'n' roll burst onto the scene in the 1950s. Rock 'n' roll had a huge cultural impact that united teenagers in the 1950s. In today's world ...