THE FIFTIES: A period of time between 1948 and 1964.... okay, the math does not work out, but the fifties are more a state of mind than an actual span of years.
THE FIFTIES: A time when men were men,
and women were women.
THE FIFTIES: A time when everyone knew who they were. A time when you went to school, graduated, (or dropped out) got a job, got married and had kids, in that order.
THE FIFTIES: A time before the Beatles, hippies, riots in the streets and Vietnam. A time when cars were works of art, and each model year was anxiously awaited.
THE FIFTIES: A time when the music and the cars were a Lifestyle.
A time when Drive-in's were either a movie or a fast food place.
A time before shopping malls and drive-by shootings.
The 100 Greatest Rock N Roll artists of the 50s
1. Elvis Presley
2. Fats Domino
3. Chuck Berry
4. Little Richard
5. The Everly Brothers
6. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
7. Jerry Lee Lewis
8. Bo Diddley
9. Bill Haley & The Comets
10. Ray Charles
11. The Clovers
12. The Platters
13. The Drifters
14. Ruth Brown
15. The Coasters
16. Eddie Cochran
17. LaVern Baker
18. Ricky Nelson
19. Big Joe Turner
20. Johnny Otis
21. The Flamingos
22. Johnny Ace
23. The Dominoes
24. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
25. Sam Cooke
26. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
27. Chuck Willis
28. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
29. Carl Perkins
30. Little Willie John
31. Clyde McPhatter
32. The Moonglows
33. Ivory Joe Hunter
34. The "5" Royales
35. Jackie Wilson
36. Lloyd Price
37. Shirley & Lee
38. Otis Williams & The Charms
39. Faye Adams
40. Jesse Belvin
41. James Brown
42. Jack Scott
43. Duane Eddy
44. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
45. The Five Keys
46. Sonny Til & The Orioles
47. Mickey & Sylvia
48. Larry Williams
49. Etta James
50. Link Wray
51. Percy Mayfield
52. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns
53. The Chantels
54. The Cadillacs
55. Professor Longhair
56. The Del-Vikings
57. Dion & The Belmonts
58. Big Maybelle
59. Smiley Lewis
60. Ritchie Valens
61. Gene & Eunice
62. The Harp-Tones
63. The Cleftones
64. Marvin & Johnny
65. Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio
66. Big Mama Thornton
67. The Crests
68. Bobby Mitchell
69. The Penguins
70. Dale Hawkins
71. The Spaniels
72. The Robins
73. Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids
74. The Five Satins
75. Roy Orbison
76. The Cardinals
77. Richard Berry
78. Bobby Day/Hollywood Flames
79. Wanda Jackson
80. Don & Dewey
81. Bobby Freeman
82. Lee Andrews & The Hearts
83. The Swallows
84. Bill Doggett
85. The Larks
86. El-Dorados
87. The Heartbeats
88. Lee Allen
89. The Skyliners
90. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
91. "Little" Esther Phillips
92. Little Anthony & The Imperials
93. Bobby Hendricks
94. Earl King
95. Varetta Dillard
96. Don Julian & The Meadowlarks
97. Andre Williams
98. The Chords
99. The Diamonds
100. The Crows
