In the 1950’s a specific style of music known as Rock ‘n’ Roll affected american society by influencing family lives, teenage behavior, and the civil rights movement. This decade helped to influence everything that we listen to on the radio today. Rock ‘n’ Roll, influenced the culture and reflected its changes.

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Music during the 1950s and 60s. In the 1950s, country music came into its own before rock-n-roll took off in the 60s while jazz and classical music continued to innovate. For instance, the country music of the era evolved from tunes played and sung in the rural hollows of the Appalachian Mountains.

Blacks and whites played in bands together, recorded each other’s songs, and were played on the same radio stations. Rock and roll was made popular by a new kind of radio programmer called a disc jockey. Disc jockeys chose the music that they played and helped introduce new rock bands to thousands of devoted listeners.

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Rhythm and Blues emerged from the jazz music of the 1940’s and it came to be a term for blues music that was slightly more upbeat. Rhythm and Blues of the fifties combined jazz, doo-wop, blues, and gospel to create a unique sound during the decade.

Top 80 Pop Songs in 1940

“The cover phenomena started in the 1950s. It was an attempt by the record companies to reach out to more people by a way of reproducing original songs such that those are more appealing to a particular demography. Thus, it was commonplace for a group of White artists to ‘cover’ a song by Black artists.

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Here are 16 living legends, all of which are over 70 years old, in country music.

• Bobby Bare. At the age of 82, Bobby Bare is one of the last living survivors of country music’s heyday.
• Billy Joe Shaver.
• Jerry Jeff Walker.
• Wanda Jackson.
• Emmylou Harris.
• Peter Rowan.
• David Allan Coe.
• John Prine.

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• 1 Dolly Parton76%
• 2 Johnny Cash71%
• 3 Willie Nelson63%
• 4 Kenny Rogers60%
• 5 Carrie Underwood60%
• 6 Shania Twain59%
• 7 Patsy Cline58%
• 8 Reba McEntire57%

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• I Hope. Gabby Barrett.
• The Bones. Maren Morris.
• 10,000 Hours. Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber.
• Chasin’ You. Morgan Wallen.
• Nobody But You. Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani.
• One Man Band. Old Dominion.
• Got What I Got. Jason Aldean.
• Die From A Broken Heart. Maddie & Tae.

Top 10 Country Songs of 2020

• “I Hope” – Gabby Barrett.
• “The Bones” – Maren Morris.
• “10,000” Hours” – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber.
• “Chasin’ You” – Morgan Wallen.
• “Nobody But You” – Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani.
• “One Man Band” – Old Dominion.
• “Got What I Got” – Jason Aldean.
• “Die From A Broken Heart” – Maddie & Tae.

The record for the longest-running country number one was broken by “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line, which spent 24 weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart in 2012 and 2013, a figure subsequently exceeded by “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt (34 weeks in 2017) and “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line …

The Top 50 most iconic songs of all time

• Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana.
• Imagine – John Lennon.
• One – U2.
• Billie Jean – Michael Jackson.
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen.
• Hey Jude – The Beatles.
• Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan.
• I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – Rolling Stones.

“Bohemian Rhapsody,” the legendary six-minute single by Queen, is what many call the greatest song ever written. It’s still one of the best-selling rock singles of all time, was voted The Song of the Millennium in 2000, and was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the No. 1 song of all time.

The Sweetest Songs of All Time

• You Send MeSam Cooke.
• You And MePenny & The Quarters.
• Tupelo HoneyVan Morrison.
• Blue Valentine (You Always Hurt The One You Love) (From “Blue Valentine”)Regency Movie Orchestra.
• This Girl’s In Love With YouShe & Him.
• The Way We WereBarbra Streisand.
• (What A) Wonderful WorldSam Cooke.

Even More “I Love You” Songs About Falling in Love

• Crazy in Love. Beyonce (featuring Jay Z)
• I Love You. Celine Dion.
• I Knew I Loved You. Savage Garden.
• I Love You More Than Words Can Say. Otis Redding.
• I Just Called to Say I Love You. Stevie Wonder.
• I Honestly Love You. Olivia Newton John.
• I Love You. April Lavigne.
• Let Me Love You.

Here are 10 songs people like to have sex to:

• “Don’t” – Bryson Tiller.
• “Marvins Room” – Drake.
• “The Morning” – The Weeknd.
• “Or Nah” (featuring the Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard) – Ty Dolla $ign.
• “Lotus Flower Bomb” (featuring Miguel) – Wale.
• “L$D” – A$AP Rocky.
• “Crew Love”– Drake.
• “Sorry” – Rick Ross.