(Finished August 12th, 2023) Part 3 of the Best Songs of the 50s

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Let’s go back 70 years see what the kids were bopping to back then.

What were the 50s known for? As you can see below Elvis was one of the most well known part of 50s culture. Other iconic performers of that decade include the Everly Brothers, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry and others.

The leaders at the time was Dwight Ike Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Mao Zedong, WInston Churchill and Joseph Stalin.

The 50s featured such amazing movies as “The African Queen”, “On The Waterfront”, “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”, “Some Like It Hot”, “Ben Hur”, “The Ten Commandments”, “Sunset Boulevard”, “From Here To Eternity” and “Rebel Without A Cause”.

35) Johnny Mathis “Chances Are”:

36) Bobby Day “Over and Over”:

37) The Everly Brothers “Till I Kissed You”:

38) The Coasters “Charlie Brown”:

39) Doris Day “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera):

40) Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans”:

41) The Platters “Only You (And You Alone)”:

42) Johnny Cash “I Walk The Line”:

43) Danny and the Juniors “At The Hop”:

44) Dion and the Belmonts “I Wonder Why”:

45) Jimmie Rodgers “Sweeter Than Wine”:

46) Little Thurston “Little Bitty Pretty One”:

47) The Platters “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”:

48) Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill”:

49) The Crests “16 Candles”:

50) Marty Robbins “El Paso”:

51) Released in 1959. Percy Faith “Theme From A Summer Place”:

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