You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti Frutti," was written by Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie and recorded in ...

The term “bubblegum” has long been used to describe things in popular culture. Indeed, the bubble in that way puts the pop in pop culture. The stuff is meant to be enjoyed, inflated and then discarded ...

The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of course, there weren’t only five songs that fit that description. One of the ...

The 1950s saw rock music explode on a global scale. The genre was just starting to take shape, and artists were figuring out where they fit in those confines. While many simply followed the leader, ...

In just two days, the David Bowie Center will open at the V&A East Storehouse in London, giving the public access to a vast ...

History has seen musicians communicate political messages through their songwriting time and time again. Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Joni Mitchell are just a few of the greats who churned out poignant ...

You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti Frutti," was written by Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie and recorded in ...