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:

    “As polishing expresses the vein in marble, and grain in wood, so music brings out what of heroic lurks anywhere. The hero is the sole patron of music.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)