Good 50s music?


XxFlameFrost101xX's avatar
I really need some good tunes from the 1950s era, going into the VERY early 60s.,maybe some late 40s? 
Anyone know any good ones? 
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It Isn't Fair by Sammy Kaye and Don Cornell
My Foolish Heart by Billy Eckstine

I like these two songs majorly from 1950's. There are other few good songs too.
nightchildmoonchild's avatar
Love Potion #9- The Clovers
Smokey Joe's Cafe- The Coasters
Arthur Alexander, Ink Spots, artists to look into.
laststandingnapoleon's avatar
Rock-a-bye your rock-a-bye baby with a Dixie Melody

Anything you can do, I can do better!

Friendship- Cole Porter (I think...)

I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair

My chorus class recently did an Old Broadway show. This are just the songs I can remember by name. I'll be back~
XxFlameFrost101xX's avatar
Are they from South pacifuc? 
laststandingnapoleon's avatar
I'm not sure what you're asking. I'm not that bright! XC
XxFlameFrost101xX's avatar
Oh, it's okay! 
Pi just wondered which show those songs were from 
laststandingnapoleon's avatar
Oh um. I know Dixie is from the musical Sinbad. That's the extent of my knowledge.:XD:
ILoveMondeo's avatar
I listen a lot to Elvis myself, he's got a lot of great songs. c:
XxFlameFrost101xX's avatar
Aww ye, elvis is great
Hope for more..
Aaron-Daniels's avatar
More early 60s, but I gotta recommend Dick Dale.
sammyxfreak's avatar
The supremes, louis Armstrong
manic-cure's avatar
Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny
SleinadFlar's avatar
Screamin' Jay Hawkings - I Put A Spell On You
Little Willie John (or Peggy Lee) - Fever
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
The Platters - The Great Pretender
Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight
Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
Conny Froböss - Zwei kleine Italiener
mightybearrr's avatar
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
Frank Sinatra- Come Fly With Me, I Won't Dance, Brazil, I Only Have Eyes For You
The Flamingos- I Only Have Eyes For You
Lee Dorsey- Ya Ya
The Drifters- There Goes My Baby
Buddy Holly- Peggy Sue, That'll Be The Day
The Silhouettes- Get a Job
Fats Domino- I'm Walking to New Orleans, Blue Monday
The Marcels- Blue Moon
B.B. King- 3 'O Clock Blues
Thelonious Monk- Ruby My Dear, Epistrophy, Just a Gigolo
Hank Williams- Your Cheatin' Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Del Shannon- Runaway
Muddy Waters- Long Distance Call, Mannish Boy
The Penguins- Earth Angel
Johnny Cash- I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues
The Clovers- Love Potion No. 9
Red Foley- Peace in the Valley
Big Mama Thornton- Hound Dog
Webb Pierce- Back Street Affair, Slowly, There Stands the Glass
The Monotones- Book of Love
Sonny Till & the Orioles- Crying in the Chapel
Tito Puente- Mambo 3D, El Cayuco
The Tokens- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Elvis Presley- Love Me Tender, Heartbreak Hotel
Ritchie Valens- La Bamba
Bo Diddley- Bring It to Jerome, Diddy Wah Diddy
The Chordettes- Mr. Sandman
Dion and The Belmonts- Teenage in Love, Runaround Sue
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown
The Crests- Sixteen Candles
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers- Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Lefty Frizzell- Long Black Veil, The Waltz of the Angels, I Love You a Thousand Ways
Marty Robbins- El Paso
Chuck Berry- Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Johnny B. Goode, No Particular Place to Go
Little Richard- Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally
Howlin' Wolf- Smokestack Lightning, Wang Dang Doodle
Miles Davis- 'Ah-Leu-Cha, My Funny Valentine, So What
The Platters- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
John Coltrane- Locomotion, Giant Steps, Cousin Mary
Bobby "Blue" Bland- I'll Take Care Of You
CatWithKnees's avatar
Sister Rosetta Tharpe. What a woman.