The Music of the Fifties

The Music of the Fifties--The Music Rebellion Begins

	While McCarthy was busy leading communist witch hunts, teens began to follow the lead of James Dean and they began to rebel.... out of this rebellion came an era was known as the Rockin' 50's. This page is going to introduce you to the types of music that ruled this generation. The meaning of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s was thus the subject of a running debate between ideological salesmen like Alan Freed and newspapers full of anxious, scoffing, "grown-ups."

The Music of the Fifties--The Music Rebellion Begins

While McCarthy was busy leading communist witch hunts, teens began to follow the lead of James Dean and they began to rebel.... out of this rebellion came an era was known as the Rockin' 50's. This page is going to introduce you to the types of music that ruled this generation.

The meaning of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s was thus the subject of a running debate between ideological salesmen like Alan Freed and newspapers full of anxious, scoffing, "grown-ups."

Links to Artists of the Era

Bill Hayley and the Comets

Elvis Presley

The Platters

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