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 ...

The 1950s had some great country songs. These are three country songs from the 1950s that we know your mom would love.

The 1950s saw rock music explode on a global scale. The genre was just starting to take shape, and artists were figuring out where they fit in those confines. While many simply followed the leader, ...

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 ...

One of the few classic rock songs from the 1950s that younger people have heard is Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.” Paul McCartney wrote a solo track that drew inspiration from that tune ...

Barry Manilow, "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties" (Arista) You have to admire Barry Manilow's courage. Making an album of 14 covers of pop classics that have endured for 50 years and risking ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University. We continue our R&B, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll series with lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike ...