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Dick Dale Fabian Bill Haley & His Comets The Everly Brothers Neil Sedaka Elvis Presley The Tokens The Platters Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Fats Domino The Skyliners Little Richard Bobby Darin The Five Satins 
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 rock & roll Ricky Nelson Buddy Holly & The Crickets Tab Hunter Jerry Lee Lewis The Big Bopper Chuck Berry Brenda Lee Frankie Avalon The Coasters Ritchie Valens The Diamonds Little Anthony & The Imperials The Drifters Dion & The Belmonts Paul Anka Roy Orbison Cliff Richard & The Shadows | ||
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 Rosemary Clooney Perry Como Patti Page Teresa Brewer Johnny Mathis Dean Martin Nat "King" Cole The McGuire Sisters Peggy Lee Dinah Shore Mel Torme The Chordettes Les Paul & Mary Ford The Chipmunks |
hit parade Pat Boone The Four Aces The Mills Brothers Guy Mitchell Eddie Fisher Tony Bennett The Ames Brothers Jo Stafford Johnnie Ray Gogi Grant Julius LaRosa Dennis Day Nina Simone Dorothy Collins Gisele MacKenzie Harry Belafonte Eartha Kitt Ella Fitzgerald Joni James Kay Starr | ||
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folk & country Patsy Cline Hank Williams The Kingston Trio Sonny James Conway Twitty Johnny Cash "Tennessee" Ernie Ford Jim Reeves Marty Robbins The Weavers Carl Perkins Pete Seeger |  Jo Stafford bands & soloists Liberace Oscar Levant Desi Arnaz Phil Harris Victor Borge Percy Faith Nelson Riddle Xavier Cugat Louis Prima Duke Ellington | ||
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musical stars Danny Kaye Debbie Reynolds Judy Garland Donald O'Connor Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Mitzi Gaynor Mario Lanza Betty Hutton Doris Day Lena Horne Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Sammy Davis Jr. Bing Crosby The Lennon Sisters Marni Nixon Eddie Cantor light on their toes Gene Kelly Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Leslie Caron Carol Haney Marge & Gower Champion Bob Fosse Vera-Ellen James Mitchell Russ Tamblyn Bambi Lynn |
the theater Larry Kert Ethel Merman Mary Martin Carol Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence Julie Andrews Arthur Miller Tennessee Williams Rodgers & Hammerstein John Raitt Judy Holliday 
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Jack Benny Jackie Gleason Milton Berle Jerry Lewis Lucille Ball Ernie Kovacs Phil Silvers Red Skelton Groucho Marx Dan Rowan & Dick Martin |
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Danny Thomas Bob Hope George Burns & Gracie Allen Stan Freberg  Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis | ||
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radio & tv Eve Arden Betty Furness Steve Allen Jack Paar Art Linkletter Arthur Godfrey Wally Cox Gale Storm Art Carney Soupy Sales leading ladies Audrey Hepburn Grace Kelly Deborah Kerr Katharine Hepburn Bette Davis Susan Hayward va-va-va-voom! Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor Ava Gardner Kim Novak Sophia Loren Gina Lollobrigida Connie Stevens 
brooding intensity Sal Mineo Marlon Brando James Dean |
 youngsters & teen idols Annette Funicello Angela Cartwright Tony Dow Jerry Mathers Elinor Donahue Billy Gray Lauren Chapin Sandra Dee Troy Donahue  Former Child Star Central Boomer's Teen Idol Magazine The Mouseketeers  leading men Rock Hudson Vincent Price Cary Grant Kirk Douglas Tony Curtis Van Johnson Jimmy Stewart Yul Brynner Anthony Perkins Humphrey Bogart John Wayne Cornel Wilde Charles Boyer | ||
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 The Winter Dance Party Tour, January 23-February 15, 1959 This concert tour was scheduled to send Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper to 24 cities in three weeks. Tragedy struck just ten days into the tour, when a plane crash claimed the lives of all three headliners. This would forever be known as the day the music died. Nightclubs were a major source of entertainment in the 1950s. Visit my Nightlife page for a peek at some 1950s nightclubs!  Visit my Music page to learn about the popular music styles and top songs of the 1950s!  Between 1959 and 1966, Dick Clark's Caravan Of Stars traveled across the country, bringing the top rock & roll acts to clubs and concert halls. This annual bus tour featured a racially integrated lineup, and was a great way for new artists to gain exposure.In 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church picnic. During 1959 and 1960, their first gigs as the Quarrymen took place at Mrs. Best's new Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool. | ||
After leaving MGM in 1950, Judy Garland turned to the concert stage. The high point of her career in the 1950s was a record-breaking appearance in 1951 at the Palace Theater in New York City.
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Radio Shows In the early 1950s, many of the radio shows we had enjoyed for the past two decades were still on the air. Before too long, the popularity of television kicked in, and most of these programs moved to TV. | ||
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classic momentsJack Benny: Every Christmas, it was the same story...Jack tried to buy the perfect gift for his announcer Don Wilson, while spending the least amount of money possible! Fibber McGee: When will he learn not to open that closet door? He knows all that stuff is going to fall out! A Holiday Tradition: Nearly every year from 1934 to 1953, Lionel Barrymore treated us to his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."  Listen to Lionel Barrymore in "A Christmas Carol" from 1939! (RealAudio) links What Is A Private Eye, Anyway? 50s Radio Memories The Funniest Joke Ever | ----- |
tune in your favorite shows Sites where you can hear radio shows online. Jack Benny Radio Archives Radio Spirits Online Radio Shows Yesterday USA Free Old-Time Radio Shows My YouTube Playlist: 1950s Radio OTR Network Library | ||
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comedy Our Miss Brooks Amos 'n' Andy Fibber McGee & Molly Jack Benny The Great Gildersleeve My Friend Irma My Little Margie Red Skelton Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Life With Luigi Ozzie & Harriet My Favorite Husband Duffy's Tavern Lum & Abner Bob & Ray  music & variety Lucky Strike Hit Parade Arthur Godfrey Time Melody Lane Make It Music WLS National Barn Dance Grand Ole Opry The Voice Of Firestone Bing Crosby: -------Chesterfield Program -------General Electric Show Kraft Music Hall advice, helpful hints & other shows Case Dismissed Kitchen Of The Air Don McNeill's Breakfast Club Betty Crocker Cooking School Of The Air Ted Mack Amateur Hour | ||
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