Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
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The Defining Artists of the 1950s
The following artists released some of the best music of the 1950s. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
Jerry Lee Lewis John Coltrane The Dominoes Jimmy Reed Dion Jackie Wilson Charles Mingus Ricky Nelson Buddy Holly The Moonglows Screamin' Jay Hawkins Professor Longhair Duke Ellington Bill Haley The "5" Royales Wanda Jackson Dave Brubeck Muddy Waters Johnny Cash Chuck Berry Hank Ballard B. B. King Sam Cooke Little Willie John LaVern Baker Little Walter Charlie Parker The Kingston Trio The Platters The Flamingos Johnny Ace The Drifters Billie Holiday Bing Crosby Ruth Brown Odetta Odetta Bobby Darin Nina Simone Ray Charles Elizabeth Cotten Big Mama Thornton Fats Domino Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio Harry Belafonte Les Paul Mahalia Jackson The Weavers The Clovers Sun Ra Cliff Richard & the Shadows The Coasters The Everly Brothers Sonny Rollins Howlin' Wolf Chuck Willis Ella Fitzgerald The Four Freshmen Elvis Presley Gene Vincent Link Wray Lloyd Price Lightnin' Hopkins Little Richard Ravi Shankar Count Basie Sarah Vaughan Ritchie Valens Duane Eddy Thelonious Monk Bo Diddley Hank Williams Big Joe Turner Pete Seeger Dinah Washington Eddie Cochran Chet Atkins Frank Sinatra Nat "King" Cole Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Connie Francis T-Bone Walker Miles Davis Brenda Lee Carl Perkins
Of the 85 artists listed above, 66% have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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The Defining Albums of the 1950s
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Al Martino - Al Martino (1959)
Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959)
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959)
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The Defining Songs of the 1950s
Professor Longhair - Tipitina (1950)
Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone (1950)
Elmore James - Dust My Broom (1951)
B. B. King - Three O'Clock Blues (1951)
Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon (1951)
Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 (1951)
Johnnie Ray - Cry (1951)
The Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man (1951)
Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952)
Little Walter - Juke (1952)
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1952)
The Orioles - Crying in the Chapel (1953)
The Drifters - Money Honey (1953)
The Crows - Gee (1953)
Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used to Do (1953)
Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (1954)
Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man (1954)
Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (1954)
The Chords - Sh-Boom (1954)
The Moonglows - Sincerely (1954)
Elvis Presley - That's All Right (1954)
Ruth Brown - Oh What a Dream (1954)
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (1955)
Chuck Berry - Maybellene (1955)
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1955)
The Platters - The Great Pretender (1955)
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame (1955)
Elvis Presley - Mystery Train (1955)
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1955)
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (1955)
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - Train Kept A-Rollin' (1956)
Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956)
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q (1956)
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby (1956)
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956)
Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man (1956)
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning (1956)
The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Nite (1956)
James Brown & The Famous Flames - Please, Please, Please (1956)
The Del-Vikings - Come Go With Me (1956)
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (1956)
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally (1956)
Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy (1956)
The Dells - Oh, What a Night (1956)
Carl Perkins - Matchbox (1956)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent (1956)
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (1956)
Little Willie John - Fever (1956)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (1956)
Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender (1956)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1956)
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill (1956)
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working (1957)
Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop (1957)
Buddy Knox - Party Doll (1957)
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (1957)
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight (1957)
Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider (1957)
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (1957)
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie (1957)
The "5" Royales - Think (1957)
The Coasters - Young Blood (1957)
Sam Cooke - You Send Me (1957)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be the Day (1957)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (1957)
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash (1957)
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1957)
The Chantels - Maybe (1957)
The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream (1958)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958)
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody (1958)
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (1958)
The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1958)
Link Wray - Rumble (1958)
Cliff Richard And The Drifters - Move It (1958)
Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly (1958)
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops (1958)
The Champs - Tequila (1958)
Johnny Otis - Willie and the Hand Jive (1958)
The Coasters - Yakety Yak (1958)
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City (1959)
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (1959)
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (1959)
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife (1959)
The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9 (1959)
Dion & the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love (1959)
Miles Davis - So What (1959)
The Drifters - There Goes My Baby (1959)
Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (1959)
Bo Diddley - Say Man (1959)
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