1950s

The List

05.18.26

These 3 Country Hits From 1959 Surprisingly Sound Even Better Today

By Gayle Thompson
The List

05.17.26

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1950s That Still Hit Hard Today, Even Though No One Listens To Rock and Roll Anymore

By Em Casalena
On This Day

05.16.26

On This Day in 1953, the World Lost Willie Nelson’s Greatest Guitar Influence, Who Mastered His Instrument Despite a Severe Disability

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

05.09.26

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1950, the “Epitome of Outlaw Country” Who Died in a Shootout With a Bounty Hunter

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.07.26

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1953, the Songwriter Who Overcame Blindness To Pen Hits for Don Williams, Alabama, and George Strait

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.05.26

On This Day in 1956, Elvis Presley Topped the Charts for the First Time Thanks to a Song Inspired by a Tragedy

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.04.26

70 Years Ago Today, Gene Vincent Recorded a B-Side That Became a Hit After the A-Side Was Deemed Too Scandalous for Radio

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.03.26

On This Day 74 Years Ago, Kitty Wells Recorded This Fiery Rebuttal to a Hank Thompson Hit

By Erinn Callahan
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