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1950s

Elton John - Musician - 2025

The 1959 album Elton John called the best singing ever: “One of the finest”

The peak of vocal performance.

Tim Coffman
Jun 23, 2026
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

The singer who spent a record-breaking 220 weeks in the charts in the 20th-century

In their own league.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 23, 2026
David Bowie - 1980s - Musician

The 1952 song that stayed with David Bowie forever: “I loved it”

The strangest foundations.

Tim Coffman
Jun 23, 2026
Elvis Presley - Scotty Moore - Bill Black - 1956

The big success Bill Black made of leaving Elvis Presley’s band in 1958

He made it on his own.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 23, 2026
Christine McVie - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 2017

The first rock ‘n’ roll musician who hooked Christine McVie and how it shaped her songwriting

A huge influence.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 22, 2026
Brian Wilson - Musician - The Beach Boys - 2004

The 1950s music legend who snubbed Brian Wilson: “Too bad”

An anti-climax.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 22, 2026
Robert Plant - 2025 - Stephen Colbert

The 1958 song Robert Plant called the best to sing: “This is it”

Nobody does it better.

Tim Coffman
Jun 22, 2026
Johnny Cash - Singer - 1955

If Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, why did he do time in Folsom Prison?

Make it make sense.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 21, 2026
Billy Joel - Musician - 1978

The “sanitised” artists Billy Joel thought the world should forget: “Boring, bullshit guys”

Playing it too safe.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 20, 2026
Matthew Rhys - Actor - The Americans - 2013

The 1959 performance that made Matthew Rhys want to be an actor: “In command of his talent”

A genre-defining movie.

Jacob Simmons
Jun 20, 2026
Nancy Sinatra - Lee Hazlewood - 1968

How did Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood meet?

A reinvention.

Paulina Subia
Jun 20, 2026
Katharine Hepburn - Actor - 1942

The 1955 movie Katharine Hepburn considered her best performance: “It would have to be that film”

She didn’t even win an Oscar for it.

Scott Campbell
Jun 19, 2026

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