1950s Archives

The List

05.01.26

3 Songs From the 1950s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

By Em Casalena

On This Day

05.01.26

On This Day in 1956, Johnny Cash Released the Career-Defining Single That Spelled Out His Values

By Clayton Edwards

The List

04.30.26

4 Swing Classics Guaranteed To Get Grandma On the Dance Floor

By Alex Hopper

On This Day

04.24.26

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

04.20.26

Elvis Presley Was at No. 1 on This Day in 1957, Selling Over 2 Million Copies With a Classic Song Inspired by a Dream

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

04.19.26

67 Years Ago, Country Music Overlooked Dolly Parton’s Debut Single—Until Donny Osmond Turned It Into a Hit

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

04.15.26

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Cash Played His First Concert Outside the United States, Cementing His International Star Status

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

04.14.26

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the Muppets

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

04.12.26

Born in Oklahoma on This Day 69 Years Ago, the Eagles Guitarist and One of the Most Beloved Country Singers in Nashville

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

04.11.26

On the Charts in 1953, a Late Hank Williams Was at No. 1 With Country Music’s First Divorce Anthem

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

04.07.26

On This Day in 1959, Marty Robbins Recorded a Western Ballad that Made Chart History

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

04.01.26

Born on This Day in 1934, the Smooth Country Singer Who Helped Bring the Genre to a Wide Audience and Influenced the Beatles and Countless Country Groups

By Clayton Edwards

1950s

3 Songs From the 1950s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

On This Day in 1956, Johnny Cash Released the Career-Defining Single That Spelled Out His Values

4 Swing Classics Guaranteed To Get Grandma On the Dance Floor

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”

Elvis Presley Was at No. 1 on This Day in 1957, Selling Over 2 Million Copies With a Classic Song Inspired by a Dream

67 Years Ago, Country Music Overlooked Dolly Parton’s Debut Single—Until Donny Osmond Turned It Into a Hit

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Cash Played His First Concert Outside the United States, Cementing His International Star Status

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the Muppets

Born in Oklahoma on This Day 69 Years Ago, the Eagles Guitarist and One of the Most Beloved Country Singers in Nashville

On the Charts in 1953, a Late Hank Williams Was at No. 1 With Country Music’s First Divorce Anthem

On This Day in 1959, Marty Robbins Recorded a Western Ballad that Made Chart History

Born on This Day in 1934, the Smooth Country Singer Who Helped Bring the Genre to a Wide Audience and Influenced the Beatles and Countless Country Groups

3 Country Songs From 1976 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows Today

4 Romantic Soul Lyrics From the 70s That Will Make You Want To Fall in Love

On This Day in 1974, Eric Clapton Scored His Only No. 1 With a Cover That He Didn’t Want to Release–“I Just Knew We Weren’t Doing It Right”

3 Iconic Artists From the 1980s Whose Best Songs Were Commissioned for Movies