1951
1952
1953
Elvis Presley
- The clovers "Don't You Know I Love You"
- The Fender Esquire guitar
- first mass produced electric guitar
- The face of rock n roll
- First Recorded on July 18th
-
Johnny Rays
"Cry"
Is the first
- Nov. 5th, William Warfield and Muriel Rahn Became the First A. American concert artist to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show
1950's Music Timeline
1954
1955
1956
Mahalia Jackon
Chuck Berry
- Known as the queen of gospel
- Her debut album for Columbia was The World's Greatest Gospel Singer,
- Records
- Oct 18,1926-March 18,2017
- break through of segregation between music in 50's
- focused on teen life
Blue Suede Shoes
by Carl Perkins
-Later performed by many artist such as Elvis Presley
1957
1959
1958
Tommy Sands
"Teenage Crush"
First Annual Grammy Awards For 1958 music
Elvis Presley "Treat Me Nice
Berry Gordy
Creates Mowtown/Universal Records
Later Signed Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, and even The Temptations