1950s Hit Music Showcased

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Rock and Roll was here to stay by the mid-1950's

Light melodies, sweet lyrics, wholesome singers. Innocent and inoffensive songs. All of this can be said about the music of the Early Fifties.

These diverse factors influenced the music of the Early Fifties. The bubblegum sweetness would eventually fade away, like the blush of America's post war optimism. Whereas Rock and Roll, with its irrepressible energy -  Rock and Roll was here to stay.

Bill Haley started everyone rockin' with  "Rock Around the Clock" July 1955 and I did just that!

Listen to the tunes here and you will find yourself singin' along!




Fabulous Fifties, Classic Songs 



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Fabulous Fifties, Classic Songs

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1. I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
2. Round and Round - Mitchell Ayres, Ray Charles Singers, Perry Como
3. Love and Marriage - Henri René & His Orchestra, , Dinah Shore
4. Music! Music! Music! - Teresa Brewer
5. Misty - Johnny Mathis
6. Secret Love - Doris Day
7. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page,
8. Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen
9. Let Me Go Lover - Jimmy Carroll, Joan Weber
10. Earth Angel - The Crew Cuts
11. This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole & His Orchestra,
12. Standing on the Corner - Ray Ellis Orchestra, The Four Lads
13. Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
14. Canadian Sunset - Eddie Heywood, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
15. Thing - Phil Harris

ROSEMARY CLOONEY - 'This Ole House' - 1954 78rpm 

Reached #1 on the Billboard chart in 1954. Clooney's version also topped the UK Singles Chart

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No.1 Hits of The Fifties- 50 Original Chart Toppers 

No.1 Hits of The Fifties- 50 Original Chart Toppers

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Number one Hits

Listen to Fifties Music 

Venus by Frankie Avalon
Venus by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959
At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors
Released in the fall of 1957, and reached #1 on the US hit charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles during all of 1958
Harry Belafonte Day-O ( Banana Boat )
Best-known version was sung by Harry Belafonte released in 1956. Calypso music about dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.

The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 50's 

The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 50's

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1. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
2. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
3. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners, Rock Skyliners
4. At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors

....and many more favorites

The Fifties Jigsaw Puzzle 1000pc 

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1000 Pc Fifties Jigsaw Puzzle

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This was the era of hot rods, long-finned cars, rock 'n roll, black and white tv, red skelton, groucho marx, duck-tailed haircuts, marilyn monroe, mickey mantle, james dean, and elvis. Filled with 50s trivia, this is the ultimate pop culture puzzle.

Going Home to the 1950's 

Going Home to the Fifties

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With the postwar economic boom, a vast middle class emerged. Suburbs exploded across the country, and the new industrial complex cranked out cars, appliances, and home furnishings in record numbers. Here is an idealized neighborhood of the period, with schools, roads, and commuter trains to the homes, kitchens, and backyards - all drawn from the fantasy worlds created by advertising. Color photos and illustrations are featured in this presentation of the ideal of 1950s suburban living.

Fashion in the 1950's 

Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Mid 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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These books are an invaluable resource for costume designers working to recreate an era, for collectors trying to document vintage clothing, and for fashion designers looking to revive and rework retro styles. A visual treasure chest, this book has nearly 400 images, with thousands of items of clothing pictured. Here is a picture encyclopedia of hats and hairstyles, gloves and galoshes. A complete catalog of America's mainstream clothing, with images of everything from collars to pant cuffs.

 

1950s Retro Candy Gift Box

This nostalgic gift box comes with 60 tasty candies from the 1950s;

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Wild Fifties Party 

1950s Hit Music Videos 

oldies but goodies, pt. 1 - a time sweep of number one hits 2 points

oldies but goodies, pt. 2 - a time sweep of number one hits 1 point

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Teresa Brewer Sings "Music, Music, Music" 0 points

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Teresa Brewer 1981 - Medley of Hits 

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1950s singer Teresa Brewer dies at 76

By COLLEEN LONG | Associated Press Writer
11:26 PM EDT, October 17, 2007

Singer Teresa Brewer, who topped the charts in the 1950s with hits like "Till I Waltz Again with You," and performed with jazz legends Count Basie and Duke Ellington, died Wednesday. She was 76.
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