most famously in the 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol"--in which Cole played young Ebenezer Scrooge, Sim the older version--and the '54 comedy "The Belles of St. Trinian's." In the latter (and its numerous sequels throughout the '50s and '60s), Cole played the dandy, Flash Harry...
The songs of Sam Cooke are forever intertwined with the soulful music of the '50s and '60s. Cooke developed his musical abilities as a gospel singer before crossing over and basically inventing soul music. A string of timeless hits like "Wonderful World," "Twistin' the Night Away," and "...
The songs of Sam Cooke are forever intertwined with the soulful music of the '50s and '60s. Cooke developed his musical abilities as a gospel singer before crossing over and basically inventing soul music. A string of timeless hits like "Wonderful World," "Twistin' the Night Away," and "...
The songs of Sam Cooke are forever intertwined with the soulful music of the '50s and '60s. Cooke developed his musical abilities as a gospel singer before crossing over and basically inventing soul music. A string of timeless hits like "Wonderful World," "Twistin' the Night Away," and "...
Famous musical duos from the '50s and '60s actually wrote a lot of songs that would go on to be covered by giant bands, and become radio standards that are still played today. Even now, tracks like “I’ve Got You Babe,” and “Proud Mary” are inescapable. Power trios like Nirvana...
Forgot to Remember to Forget" were two of Presley's most promising country songs from the '50s. In the '60s, Presley embraced the Nashville sound that Willie Nelson and others were desperately trying to escape, and in the '70s, Presley got back into the soulful fusion of sounds and ...
The biggest musicians of the ’50s and ’60s – the Elvises and Sinatras – barely saw any division between a singing career and an acting one: show-business was show-business, and acting, singing and dancing were all part of the same job. The exception, though, was music’s most famo...
Also a songwriter and bandleader, he remained popular from the late 1930s all the way through to the early 50s. Jordan reached his commercial peak towards the end of swing, during which he was known as “The King of the Jukebox”. ...
Singers and Musicians Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images There would be no jazz music today were it not for the contributions of artists like Miles Davis or Louis Armstrong, who were instrumental in the evolution of this uniquely American music genre. But African Americans have been essential ...
Gary Puckett and The Union Gap band signed to Columbia Records and scored several hits in the late 60s before they broke up in 1970. The band is still remembered for some amazing 60's classics but for us in the Pacific Northwest, it's cool to have Yakima and Union Gap play a tiny ro...