Little did the young 18-year-old know that music was to be his destiny. The 1950s were an incredible decade for Presley. Within three years of his first recording, he became a global superstar.
The 1950s were a long time ago. They are as far from us today as the mid-1800s were from the ’50s. That’s a wild thought. But because of the power of recorded music, we are able to enjoy some ...
the decade’s music featured state-backed songs – quite exotic from today’s perspective – carrying communist messages about work, as well as rebellious jazz played in smoke-filled cellars hidden from ...
In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns of its kind in Poland. It’s 1934. Two young ...