The 1950s, often perceived through a nostalgic lens of poodle skirts and wholesome television, was in reality a crucible of ...

When the modern world was born, Jerry Lee Lewis was there. During that heady spurt of mid-1950s generational rebellion, Lewis and his pompadoured peers invented rock ‘n’ roll and became footloose ...

The sounds of 1950s rock and roll were so quintessential and delightful that they remain fundamental. The genre was just coming alive but somehow there were incredible standout acts that have lasted ...

Where would classic rock music be without the 1950s? That was the decade when the genre was forming, when it was just beginning to understand the power of what it could do and what it could be.

Joni Mitchell has many acerbic opinions, but perhaps the most controversial is her thoughts on the death of rock and roll. Find out what they are here.

Today, the 1950s are seen as a golden age by many, a time of postwar prosperity, television, rock and roll, and McDonald’s.

Introduction: Dreams and nightmares -- Darkness at the break of noon : Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan and the birth of Sixties music -- The White Atlantic : cultural origins of the "British Invasion" -- ...

During the 1950s, musical superstars like Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were at the height of their popularity. Decades later their greatest songs still resonate — even for younger ...

Back by popular demand, the Stockbridge Theatre presents Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll, Part 2, a high-energy, ...