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| ⇦ 1955 | 1957 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1956
These artists released their first recording in 1956. They have been eligible since the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1986. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
Essential Debut Albums from 1956
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| B.B. King | Singin' The Blues | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart album Book | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong | Ella and Louis | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Elvis | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | ☆ |
| Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers | The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon | ☆ |
| Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps | Bluejean Bop! | ☆ |
| Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio | Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio | ☆ |
| Little Willie John | Fever | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1956
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Buchanan & Goodman | The Flying Saucer Part I & II | ☆ |
| Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Ain't Got No Home | ☆ |
| Dale Hawkins | Susie Q | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Blue Moon | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Hound Dog | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Love Me Tender | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes | ☆ |
| Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | ☆ |
| Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent | ☆ |
| Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | The ABC's of Love | ☆ |
| Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps | Race With The Devil | ☆ |
| Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps | Be Bop a Lula | ☆ |
| Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio | Train Kept A-Rollin' | ☆ |
| Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio | Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track) | ☆ |
| Lavern Baker | Jim Dandy | ☆ |
| Little Willie John | Fever | ☆ |
| Mahalia Jackson | Take My Hand, Precious Lord | ☆ |
| Otis Rush | I Can't Quit You Baby | ☆ |
| The Del-Vikings | Come Go With Me | ☆ |
| The Drifters | I Gotta Get Myself a Woman | ☆ |
| The Five Satins | In The Still Of The Nite | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1955 | 1957 ⇨ |
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