50s Genre - Essential Listening and Reading

50s Genre – Rock ‘n’ Roll

Essential Listing
Artist Album Year
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 1956
Elvis Presley Loving You 1957
Jerry Lee Lewis High School Confidential 1958
Bill Haley & His Comets Rock ‘n’ Roll Stage Show 1956
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar 1957
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous 1958
Chuck Berry Rock Rock Rock 1956
Cliff Richard Cliff Sings 1959
Jim Reeves Bimbo 1954

Artist websites
www.elvis.com
www.jerryleelewis.com
www.theoriginalcomets.com
www.johnnycash.com
http://www.chuckberry.com/
www.cliffrichard.org
http://www.jim-reeves.com/

Essential Reading
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0860764.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_music