You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti Frutti," was written by Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie and recorded in ...

Don’t tell your parents (or grandparents), but the 1950s were a long time ago. But while black and white TVs will likely never come back, there are some things from that decade that could be good to ...

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 ...

What were the 1950s like? Most often, we see glimpses of the culture in movies and television shows. But not often enough do we dive into the music of the era to try and understand the history and the ...

What’s the expression? If you don’t know history, you’re bound to repeat it? Yes, that makes sense. In today’s world of social media and non-stop news, it’s important to sometimes shirk all the ...

A study of the top five Billboard songs every year from 1950 to 2023—a list that includes hits like “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, “Vogue” by Madonna and “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga—found that popular ...

In spring 1958, Francis’ version of “Who’s Sorry Now,” originally a hit for multiple artists in the 1920s, rose to No. 4 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart. Upon the Hot 100’s start, “My Happiness” became ...

You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti Frutti," was written by Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie and recorded in ...