1950s in Music

1950s In Music

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List of popular music genres

This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1950s.

In the First World, Rock 'n' Roll, Pop music, Swing music, R&B, Blues, Country music and Rockabilly dominated and defined the decade's music.

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Famous quotes containing the word music:

    “But listen, up the road, something gulps, the church spire
    Opens its eight bells out, skulls’ mouths which will not tire
    To tell how there is no music or movement which secures
    Escape from the weekday time. Which deadens and endures.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)