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3086:Andy Russell
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2680:Lester Young
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2225:Stax Records
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2176:Tutti Frutti
2165:
2082:My Happiness
2058:Anita Bryant
2030:Eddie Fisher
2024:
1913:Sixteen Tons
1881:Julie London
1861:Wishing Ring
1845:Kitty Kallen
1797:Guy Mitchell
1757:Oh! My Pa-Pa
1737:Eddie Fisher
1725:Kiss of Fire
1713:Return to Me
1709:That's Amore
1697:Half as Much
1653:Tony Bennett
1634:
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1551:No, Not Much
1471:Old Cape Cod
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1347:french horns
1322:Mitch Miller
1310:World War II
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1238:Carl Perkins
1227:
1219:The Coasters
1211:The Platters
1199:The Penguins
1192:
1168:Fabian Forte
1160:Bobby Rydell
1144:Ricky Nelson
1129:
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1104:Monument to
1080:Glenn Miller
1054:
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985:Gene Vincent
950:
938:guitar solos
930:Scotty Moore
903:
897:disc jockey
883:gospel music
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743:started the
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600:The Platters
594:
570:Carl Perkins
566:Gene Vincent
523:
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496:in the 1950s
492:
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3932:11 February
3864:Charts 1958
3850:Charts 1956
3835:11 February
3467:11 February
3441:11 February
3435:MasterClass
3210:In Brazil,
3201:Tito Puente
3170:Lucha Villa
3110:throughout
2987:Switzerland
2967:Lola Flores
2931:, singing "
2857:Pete Seeger
2853:The Weavers
2813:folk song "
2784:Nina Simone
2772:Ray Charles
2720:Ahmad Jamal
2696:Miles Davis
2684:Ben Webster
2654:Nina Simone
2623:Johnny Cash
2610:Billboard's
2602:Sun Records
2543:Johnny Cash
2493:Eddy Arnold
2457:Webb Pierce
2399:Sheb Wooley
2364:Kitty Wells
2360:Chet Atkins
2340:Eddy Arnold
2336:Bill Monroe
2332:Patsy Cline
2291:help bring
2289:Fats Domino
2285:Ray Charles
2275:Chuck Berry
2262:Ray Charles
2244:Berry Gordy
2207:Chuck Berry
2184:James Brown
2102:Dream Lover
2098:Bobby Darin
2066:Paper Roses
2026:Classic pop
2019:Eydie Gormé
1937:The Weavers
1837:Dinah Shore
1833:Grace Kelly
1825:Gary Crosby
1817:Bing Crosby
1785:Secret Love
1733:Tweedle Dee
1705:Dean Martin
1523:Johnnie Ray
1434:Jerry Lewis
1430:Dean Martin
1381:during the
1375:Johnnie Ray
1351:harpsichord
1287:Bing Crosby
1274:Classic pop
1246:Buddy Holly
1207:The Turbans
1190:as causes.
1172:Buddy Holly
1156:Neil Sedaka
1140:Bobby Darin
1106:Buddy Holly
1028:Chuck Berry
989:Johnnie Ray
973:Fats Domino
961:Chuck Berry
942:showmanship
934:Chuck Berry
922:Chuck Berry
893:. In 1951,
787:First World
714:Miles Davis
688:James Brown
673:Ray Charles
657:Patsy Cline
649:Johnny Cash
642:Dean Martin
546:Chuck Berry
542:Buddy Holly
18:1950s music
3957:Categories
3912:, show 19.
3900:, show 18.
3797:, show 25.
3694:, show 13.
3462:VQR Online
3319:References
3249:April 2010
3212:Bossa Nova
3070:April 2010
2914:See also:
2831:Folk music
2752:Art Blakey
2744:Chet Baker
2716:Bill Evans
2594:jump blues
2590:Bill Haley
2505:Don Gibson
2497:Jim Reeves
2453:Carl Smith
2434:rockabilly
2352:Jim Reeves
2348:Tex Ritter
2344:Gene Autry
2271:Bo Diddley
2219:Maybellene
2138:Loving You
2086:Gogi Grant
2050:April Love
2038:Patti Page
2034:Perry Como
1897:June Valli
1889:Toni Arden
1853:Joni James
1649:Witchcraft
1611:Tina Marie
1595:Perry Como
1483:Mule Train
1447:Patti Page
1415:Patti Page
1395:Mule Train
1342:folk music
1230:rockabilly
1223:Yakety Yak
1136:Dick Clark
1126:television
1094:The Champs
1060:rockabilly
969:Bo Diddley
899:Alan Freed
833:See also:
823:jazz music
819:rockabilly
767:bossa nova
734:Chet Baker
726:Bill Evans
706:modal jazz
661:honky-tonk
634:Patti Page
630:Perry Como
590:rock music
574:Bill Haley
515:modern pop
3749:, show 5.
3706:, show 6.
3645:, show 2.
3276:Dinah Lee
3003:Lys Assia
2807:Caribbean
2756:Max Roach
2740:Stan Getz
2728:Gil Evans
2712:Art Tatum
2668:Cool jazz
2586:slap-back
2555:Ray Price
2462:In 1955,
2307:Hound Dog
2240:Sam Cooke
2166:In 1951,
2122:Butterfly
2112:"), and
2042:Pat Boone
1997:Sugartime
1989:Sincerely
1933:Glow Worm
1925:Tiger Rag
1869:Peggy Lee
1829:True Love
1823:with son
1781:Doris Day
1669:Kay Starr
1575:Too Young
1571:Mona Lisa
1507:I Believe
1291:Mr. Music
1268:Beep Beep
1195:The Crows
1152:Paul Anka
1034:Pat Boone
926:Link Wray
710:cool jazz
684:Sam Cooke
513:music to
65:talk page
3599:(1969).
3535:, p. 73.
3486:Archived
3282:See also
3193:merengue
3117:In 1958
3104:La Bamba
2811:Jamaican
2670:and the
2664:Hard bop
2521:Waterloo
2235:styles.
1777:Ricochet
1617:", and "
1589:", and "
1557:", and "
1541:", and "
1517:", and "
1469:", and "
1436:on TV's
1314:Crooners
1302:big band
1186:and the
1048:", and "
916:", and "
910:Les Paul
760:merengue
702:hard bop
59:You may
3830:Answers
3618:Show 1.
3604:(audio)
3221:Oceania
3205:Boricua
3189:cha-cha
3134:Mexican
3123:Tequila
2959:music.
2927:at the
2820:Calypso
2629:;" and
2529:El Paso
2281:music.
2215:Ida Red
2211:country
2178:" and "
2152:R&B
1999:") and
1741:Anytime
1583:Pretend
1519:Rawhide
1511:Granada
1495:Jezebel
1368:in 1953
1334:Western
1330:country
1318:Italian
1254:doo-wop
1072:country
1064:country
885:, with
871:origins
795:doo-wop
596:Doo-Wop
534:country
3881:
3778:
3565:
3531:
3132:was a
3033:France
3015:Volare
2999:Ballad
2983:Lugano
2875:Europe
2869:Odetta
2848:, 1954
2786:, and
2762:, the
2758:, the
2561:, and
2190:, and
2036:, and
2005:Ragmop
1977:Trying
1463:Detour
1442:, 1952
1340:, and
1205:, and
1166:, and
1112:, and
1038:covers
999:, and
983:, and
928:, and
851:, 1957
821:, and
781:Genres
775:Brazil
758:, and
732:, and
708:, and
655:, and
618:, and
576:, and
507:Europe
3197:salsa
3185:mambo
2945:swing
2672:Blues
2660:Bebop
2503:" by
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