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1950s Archives: 06/2026

High Plains Drifter - 1973 - Clint Eastwood

The 1958 movie that left Clint Eastwood at his wit’s end: “I’m really going to quit”

He did not enjoy it.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 25, 2026
The Gaslight Café- The most important basket house in New York's history

The Gaslight Café: The most important “basket house” in New York’s history

“I kept my eyes on the Gaslight. How could I not?”

Paulina Subia
Jun 25, 2026
Tom Petty - 1981 - The Waiting

The 1950s singer Tom Petty called the most incredible writer: “Simple”

Resonating throughout the years.

Tim Coffman
Jun 24, 2026
Morgan Freeman - Actor

The 1954 album Morgan Freeman considers the greatest of all time: “Such a great story”

As someone who was born and raised in Memphis in the late 1930s and 1940s, it should go without saying that Morgan Freeman has a…

Scott Campbell
Jun 24, 2026
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

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