Rock ‘n’ roll seemed to some like it emerged fully formed in the 1950s, as artists became superstars overnight on the strength of a magnetic single or two. In actuality, the music had been slowly ...

We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of ...

A moving roadside memorial in Iowa honors the rock 'n' roll legends lost in a plane crash, inviting fans to pay tribute and ...

After a pair of Beatles-themed shows sold out in 2019 and 2023, the Prentice Concert Chorale dialed back a decade for this weekend's fundraiser/concert, "Celebrating Hits from the 1950s." The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In the late 1950s, radio, TV and the record labels discovered teenagers had money to spend and they spent a lot of it on rock 'n' roll records. Singers barely out of their teens ...

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The ashes of Alan Freed, a seminal figure in the history of modern music, have found a home in Cleveland, where Freed coined the term rock ‘n’ roll and organized what’s considered the ...

Why is rock music called rock? Our writers, our readers and all of the fans you see at the concerts you go to all have at least one thing in common — we're all fans of rock music. "Rock" is short for ...

The event will feature a variety of activities such as live concerts, dance contests, and tours of the Surf Music Experience ...